1. European Exploration

3. European Expansion
Before Columbus, the first Europeans to come to the “New World” were from Scandinavia
Vikings
Established colonies in Greenland and Canada
Failed
Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492
Started wave of explorations where many nations will attempt to settle North America
Motivations for explorations
God
Gold
Glory

5. Causes
The Renaissance in Europe increased communication and trade with other countries in Asia
Spices and Silk
Explorers wanted to find a quicker route to Asia
Scientific advances allowed explorers to travel more effiecently
Astrolabe
Device that used the position of the sun to determine direction
Caravel
Ship that could carry large amounts of cargo

6. Explorers Vasco de Gama First person to find a water route to Asia
Started Competiton to discover new areas of the world
Christopher Columbus
Goal was to find a new route to Asia by sailing west
Landed in present day Bahamas
Discovered small amounts of gold
Amerigo Vespucci
Repeated Columbus’s voyage
Land in South American and realized territory was a “new world,” not Asia

7. European Exploration and Colonization
Big 4
Spain
England
France
Portugal
Once the “New World” is “discovered” the Big 4 European countries began to compete for control
Led to a power struggle
War

8. The Columbian Exchange
The arrival of the Europeans led to interactions between environments and peoples
On Columbus’ second voyage
17 ships
1200 men
Cattle
Swine
horses
Columbian Exchange – definition of the exchange of goods and diseases from the Old World to the New World
Europeans brought disease, horses pigs, bananas, coffee, and sugar
Natives gave tobacco, disease, tomatoes, and potatoes

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