1. Chapter 3.1
Age of Exploration

2. Gold, God, & Glory Desire for $$ encourage European explorers
Simple economics
High demand and low supply = high prices
Muslims control trade route from west to east
Western Europeans looking for cheaper, faster way to get to Asia
Spread of Christianity also motivates explorers

3. Gold, God, & Glory Technological advances allow better shipping:
Caravel = sturdier ship
Triangular sails allow ships to sail against the wind
Astrolabe helps determine location at sea
Magnetic compass accurately gives direction

4. Groups
Group 1: Dante, Colleen, Elin, Joe, Kevin, Andrea, Grace, Margarita, Matt
Group 2: Claire, Marissa, Morgan, Michael, Mary, Savannah, Peter, Ashley, James W
Group 3: Patton, Max, Caroline, Gianna, Nicole, Jimmy, Timmy, Austin, Jasmine

5. Portugal Prince Henry begins school of navigation
Classes on navigation, cartography, shipbuilding, science of the sea
Bartolomeu Dias first to sail around southern tip of Africa
Vasco da Gama first to explore east African coast and then sail to India

6. Treaty of Tordesillas
Christopher Columbus sails west to Americas – lands in Caribbean
People thought he reached India (including the Portuguese)
WHAT’S THE IMPACT OF THIS?
Portugal had already sailed to India and is worried Spain may take over their land

7. Treaty of Tordesillas Tensions between Spain and Portugal increase
Pope Alexander VI offers solution
Draw a dividing line – called “Line of Demarcation”
East of the line is for Portugal
West of the line is for Spain
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THIS?
Spain gains land in all the Americas and has larger historical impact

8. Line of Demarcation

9. European Exploration
Portugal gains early successes from Treaty of Tordesillas
Breaks Muslim-Italian hold on trade in Asia
Dutch very successful traders
Dutch East India Trading Company largest and most powerful company in the world (late 1500s)
Could mint money, sign treaties, raise armies

10. European Exploration
Dutch control East Indies (Indonesia) & South Africa
Amsterdam becomes leading business city in Europe
Britain controls India
European influence remains on coast – not inland