1. EARLY EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

2.  Homework: Page 2-1 due tomorrow (need textbook)  Bell Ringer- What are three things you remember about the Renaissance? 9/30/15

3.  From Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway)- The Vikings landed in Iceland around 874 A.D. and then in Greenland 100 years later under the leadership of Erik the Red VIKINGS

5.  Caused by the Crusades- Holy Wars  Led to increased cultural contact helping start the Renaissance INCREASED TRADE IN EUROPE

6.  Began in Italy  Means Re-birth  New ideas in government, science, literature, art, and math  Based on idea of Ancient Greece and Rome- example: democracy  Printing Press- invented by Johannes Gutenberg-allowed things to be printed much more quickly  Growth of banks RENAISSANCE

7.  The Renaissance helped lead to exploration because people had a desire to learn new things about the world and they had resources to accomplish this

14.  Portuguese sailor of the 1400s  Became a leader in navigation  Financed research by mapmakers and ship builders PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR

16.  Explorers from Europe wanted Asian spices and wanted to find a direct sea route to Asia to get them  Europeans wanted to convert Asians to Christianity TRAVELS TO ASIA

17.  Magnetic Compass  Astrolabe- a device that enabled navigators to learn their ships’ locations by charting the position of the stars  Caravels- ships that used triangular sails that, unlike traditional square sails, allowed ships to sailed against the wind TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

19.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlNhbkPiYY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlNhbkPiYY