1. Political and Economic Systems
The Age of Exploration
Political and Economic Systems

2. European Nations

3. Reasons for leaving Europe
Trade
Human Nature and curiosity
New Trade partners
New Products
Spice/ Silks
New Resources
Ottoman Empire
Blocked trade routes to the far east

4. Early Exploration First exploration routes Prince Henry the Navigator
Hugged the coastal lines, land always ins sight
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese
Ventured into open sea
Maderia Islands
Azores
Mid 1400s

5. Early Exploration Reasons for exploration God Glory Gold Imperialize
Spread the faith of their culture
Glory
Because they can
Gold
To gain new trade/resources
Imperialize
Spread your Nations Influence

6. Routes to Asia Bartolomeu Dias Vasco Da Gama Portuguese 1488
Around the tip
of Africa
Vasco Da Gama
Around the tip of Africa
Reached India
1498
Portuguese

7. To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
Christopher Columbus
Experience
New Ideas
Sail west
Quicker/safer
Trying to get Bid
Portugal, England, Italy, Spain
Denied, retained, granted

8. The First January 1492 Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria 36 days Later
Bahamas-Indians, Trade, Gold
Cuba- Haiti / Dominican Republic
Santa Maria wrecked
Established a town ‘Christmas Town’

9. The Second and the Third
Second Voyage
1493
Returned to Settlement that was destroyed
Enslaved the natives and rebuilt a settlement
Third Voyage
1498
Venezuela
Mutiny
Imprisoned and sent back to Spain

10. The Final Final Voyage 1502 Charges dropped, titles striped
Searching for a route to the Indian Ocean
Shipwreck
Issues with the Natives
Inventive Thinker (Almanac)
Rescue/Return to Spain 1504
Spent the rest of his life trying to regain his titles/Riches
Died 1506

11. Failure?