1. Gold, Glory & God World History I Chapter 17.1

2. Questions to Answer  What were the causes of exploration?  What were the effects of early exploration?

3. Causes  Europeans’ motives for exploration are considered part of the causes of exploration  New technology was part of the causes of exploration  Europeans’ understanding of geography is also a cause

4. Motives  Historians sum up the key motives as: “Gold, Glory & God”  Europeans had been interested in Asia since Marco Polo  The Ottoman Turks blocked easy (and cheap) access to Asian goods – like spices  Europeans wanted to find a direct route to Asia

5. New Technology Europeans had a new ship – the caravel Early compasses were being developed

6. The World According to Europeans

7. Early Exploration What happens because of the causes!

8. Exploration Begins!  Prince Henry the Navigator & Portugal  School for Navigators  Portuguese explorers take routes around Africa  When they reach India & Spice Islands – the race is on!

9. Effects  The effects of early exploration are more complex than the causes….  How other European countries respond is an effect…  How the people Europeans encounter respond is an effect…  We’ll look at short-term effects now, and study long-term effects over the course of the chapter

10. Spain Responds  Spain did not want to lose out on the direct route to Asia  Ferdinand & Isabella wanted Spain to make the money  They sponsored an Italian mariner named Christopher Columbus, who had a new theory…

11. Christopher Columbus

12. The Effects Continue…  In Asia, both the Mogul Empire and the Ming Dynasty are willing to let Europeans trade.  In the Americas, natives are starting to become ill, and disease spreads silently…  Spain & Portugal launch more explorers…  The Dutch decide to launch their own voyages both west and east.