1. Exploration

2. Major Explorations Zheng He- Chinese Explored the Indian Ocean Region
Prince Henrique “Henry” the Navigator- Portuguese
West African Coast- Spread of Christianity
Vasco da Gama- Portuguese
First to reach India
Christopher Columbus- Genoese but sailed for the Spain and Italy
Looking for India
Landed in Bahamas

3. Prince Henry the Navigator
Zheng He
Christopher
Columbus
Vasco de Gama

4. Major Explorations Vasco Nunez de Balboa- Spanish
Crossed Panama- discovered Pacific Ocean
Ponce de Leon- Spanish
Florida
Ferdinand Magellan- Portuguese
South America
First to circumnavigate the earth- go all the way around
Hernan Cortes- Spanish
Conquered Aztecs in Mexico
Francisco Pizarro- Spanish
Conquered Incas in Peru

5. Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Balboa
Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez

6. Major Explorations Hernando de Soto- Spanish
Florida to the Mississippi River
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado- Spanish
New Mexico to Kansas
Bartolomeu Dias- Portuguese
Captain James Cook- British
Atlantic ocean, Indian Ocean, west North America, east Asia
Afonso d’Alboquerque- Portuguese
Indian Ocean Trading dominance
Vitus Bering- Russian
Northern Pacific Ocean on Southern side Alaska

7. Hernando de Soto
Francisco de Coronodo
Bartolomeu Dias

8. Captain James Cook
Vitus Bering
Afonso d’Alboquerque

9. Consequences of Exploration

10. Columbian Exchange

12. Motives and Methods of Exploration

13. Motives of Exploration
Basic resources
Land suitable to cultivate cash crops
Trades routes to Asia- over water rather than land
Expansion of Christianity

14. Push and Pull Factors Push Pull Economic devastation Land scarce
Political persecution
Religious persecution
War
Religious freedom
Gold
Jobs
Land
Spread of religious beliefs
Political freedom
God, Glory and Gold

15. Technology of Exploration
Ships and Sails
Rudder on back to steer
Square sails for winds from behind
Triangular lateen for all directions
Navigation instruments
Magnetic compasses
Astrolabes- determine latitude measuring the angle of the sun
Knowledge of winds and currents