1. ISN 94, Reasons for Exploration
Preview:
During the Renaissance, people are going to begin to explore by sea. Their exploration will lead to discovery of America, a route around Africa, & a route around the world.
Why do you think people in the Renaissance began to explore?

2. Age of Exploration
A period beginning in the early 1400s and ending in the late 1700s in which European explorers and merchants discovered areas of the world yet unseen by Western Europe. These expeditions led to the discovery of new lands, new markets, and new technology

3. Discovering Motivations for Exploration
Investigating a Sunken Treasure Ship

6. Let’s Go Explore a Sunken Ship!!

7. Review: On ISN pg 94, complete the T-chart listed below:
Motivations for Explorers
Artifacts Examined on Ship
Bible Missionary Work

8. ISN 94, (Same as yesterday)
Preview:
What happened from the time of the Middle Ages to the Renaissance that made exploration possible or inspired people to overcome their fears and venture into the unknown?

9. Age of Exploration

10. Motivation: Why did the explorers want to go?
GOLD, GLORY, GOD

11. Gold (Money) Trade was very important in Europe during the Renaissance
Rise of merchants & banking helped people to start their own companies & sell exotic products from the “East”
Merchants began looking for quick, direct trade routes to Asia; there was lots of money to be made

12. Glory
Renaissance inspired new possibilities (no one explored during the Middle Ages)
Exploration led to fame for the explorers & sponsor country (found new places & gained more lands)
Demand for new land & glory led to competition between countries

13. God
During the Middle Ages & the Renaissance, Europe was very religious
Christians wanted to stop the spread of Islam & also convert “natives” they discovered to Christianity; explorers were encouraged to spread Christianity or bring missionaries who would focus only on conversions

15. Means: How were the explorers able to sail so far?
Technological Advances

16. Navigation
Prior to the Renaissance, sailors used landmarks & stars to find location (was very inaccurate)
Through cultural diffusion Europeans learned about new techniques:
Magnetic Compass (Chinese) shows cardinal directions
Astrolabe (Arabs/Islamic) used stars as fixed points to show direction
Made sailing more accurate

17. Astrolabe

18. Magnetic Compass

19. Maps
Used to be very inaccurate, but during Renaissance cartography (science of drawing maps) grew as trade increased
Europeans also borrowed maps from Middle Eastern & Asian scholars & merchants
Introduced grid system based on longitude & latitude

20. Longitude
Latitude

22. Ships Europeans built better ships:
Caravel—big, strong ships that could travel in shallow water
Discovered lateen sail (triangle-shaped) from Arabs Muslims; allowed explorers to sail against the wind
Used multiple small sails, rather than large single sails– improved speed

23. Portuguese caravel used in the 1400s

24. Ships Moveable rudder allowed for more maneuverability
Carried new weapons like rifles & cannons to protect against the dangerous “unknown”

25. Great Age of Exploration, Part 1 Video

26. On pg 94, Review:
Draw a caravel—be sure to show this ship’s many advantages
Create a thought balloon coming from the people on the ship that shows a reason people would explore in the Renaissance
Draw an image that reflects a new navigation device that allowed explorers to get to their destinations.

27. Mapping Activity Use the world map & instructions provided to label the world map:
Portugal
Spain
France
England
Netherlands
India
West Indies
East Indies (the Spice Islands)