1. Age of Exploration Review

2. The Renaissance
How did the renaissance contribute to the age of exploration?
Awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe
Before the age of exploration how did Europe trade with Asia?
Silk road

3. Age of exploration What were the goals of the age of exploration
Expand world ideas
Acquire goods
Spread Christianity
Obstacles faced by the explorers
Fear of the unknown
Disease and starvation
Poor maps and tools

4. Explorers and Goals What country was first to send out explorers?
Portugal
Who started a school for sailing in Portugal?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Goals of the Portuguese explorers?
Find a route around Africa to India
What was Magellan first to do?
Circumnavigate the globe

5. Maps Study the maps of each explorers route including: John Cabot
Vasco da Gama
Magellan
Columbus
What technology aided the age of exploration?
Compass

6. Spanish Explorers What were Spanish conquerors called? Conquistadors
Why did the Spanish explore? 3g’s
Gold, glory, god

7. Columbian Exchange
Columbian exchange was an exchange of plants, animals, disease between the old world and new.
Effect of Columbian exchange
Many people died of disease
More types of food
What continent was considered part of the new world.
South America

8. Triangular Trade
Triangular trade name given for trade between Africa, Europe, and the Americas

9. Kahoot