1. Age of Exploration

2. CAUSES OF exploration
God
Glory
Gold

3. THE THREE G’S GOD Goal: Spread of Christianity Limit spread of Islam
monopoly on Asian spice trade
Convert native populations
exploit them for land, labor, and resources
Belief that God would reward them
natives would be civilized and cultured

4. THE THREE G’S .GLORY. Goal: Reputation Recognition Fame & fortune
Legacy
Amerigo Vespucci → “America”
Christopher Columbus → Columbus Day

5. THE THREE G’S GOLD Goal: Increase trade
Asia → home to valuable spices, silk, porcelain, and tea
Huge potential for profits
Competition for control over sea-based trade routes
Northwest Passage: a water route through North America to reach the Pacific → Asia

6. THE THREE G’S GOLD
Mercantilism: a policy that a country’s power depends on its wealth
Wealth came from trade and gold
Created rivalry to establish colonies to send goods back to home country

7. ..discuss.....
How did God, glory, and gold influence European explorers to go on expeditions to the Americas?

8. EFFECTS OF exploration
Columbian Exchange
Triangle Trade
Colonialism

9. Columbian Exchange
A system of exchange between the “old” and “new” worlds; plants, animals, disease

10. Triangle Trade
A system of exchange between the Americas, Europe, and Africa; brought slaves to Americas

11. Colonization of the Americas
European countries sent groups of settlers to Americas to build colonies.
Natives and Africans → slaves to work farms and plantations

12. ..discuss.....
How did European exploration result in changes in the Americas and throughout the world?