1. The Age of Exploration and Expansion
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The Age of Exploration and Expansion
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2. Warmup
Who is this?
Christopher Columbus

3. VOCABULARY WORD OF THE DAY
NAVIGATION :
The art and science of figuring out the position or course of a ship or vehicle

4. Timeline of Important Discoveries

5. Factors Encouraging Overseas Voyages
Trade between Asian middlemen & Italian merchants
Most important trade good was spices
Italy profited the most following the Crusades

6. Wealth and Ambitions of New World
Three G’s:
Glory
God
Gold
Trade routes between Europe & Asia were controlled by Ottoman Empire
Europeans needed to look for a water route

7. Scientific & Navigational Progress
Geographical knowledge that the world was not flat
Allowed for longer voyages including those of Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and Columbus

8. Scientific Progress Astrolabe
Determined latitude using the sun or the moon

9. Scientific Progress Caravel Ships
Hulls and sails are in the shape of a triangle so ships were able to sail into the wind

10. Scientific Progress Compass Used to determine direction
Invented by the Chinese and adapted by the Muslims

11. Draw & complete the Cardinal Points and the Cardinal Sub-points

12. Portugal was first to reach the Far East
Prince Henry the Navigator = set up a school for sailors to teach navigation
Sailing
Shipbuilding
Navigating
Mapmaking

13. Portugal is first to reach the Far East
Bartholomew Diaz = sailed around the southern tip of Africa
Allowed sea access to the Indian Ocean trading network

14. Portugal is first to reach the Far East
Vasco da Gama = Sailed around the tip of Africa to India and back to Portugal

15. Spain Explores the New World
Christopher Columbus = first to land in the New World
Caribbean Island = San Salvador island (Bahamas)
Wanted to find a shorter route to India in order to increase trade between Asia & Europe

16. Spain Explores the New World
Ferdinand Magellan = 1st to circumnavigate the world
Voyages of Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Magellan became possible because of improved navigational instruments and technology

17. Conflict Over Territory
Roman Catholic Pope Alexander VI divided the world
Treaty of Tordesillas
West belonged to Spain
East belonged to Portugal

18. Chinese
Exploration
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19. Ming China
Chinese began exploration under the Ming Dynasty and well before the Europeans
1405 = Emperor Yonglo sent Zheng He on seven expeditions to Asia and Africa

20. Ming China
Zheng He’s expeditions were extremely large: traveled great distances, huge fleets, massive ships
Yonglo wanted to impress the world with China’s power and splendor
Voyages were stopped because scholars complained the voyages used too many resources

21. Voyages of Zheng He

22. Activity!
We are going to determine who was the guilty party in the enslavement and massacres of native people by Christopher Columbus and his men
On trial:
Christopher Columbus
Taíno Indians
Christopher’s men
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
The system of empire

23. Activity!
In the groups I assign you, those on trial will read the description I provide and write down your defense against the murder charges
The jury needs to move
Procedure:
1) Prosecutor will argue the guilt of a group
2) Group will read their statement and then state who is guilty and why
3) Jury will question that group
4) Repeat 1-3 with all groups
5) Jury will decide who is guilty