1. Chapter 17: Age of Exploration European Exploration

2. Motives for Exploration Economic Expansion – Increased Trading Need for Asian spices – Used for taste and as preservatives Desire for precious metals – Rumors of large amount of gold Religious zeal – Conversion of indigenous people – “Gold, glory, and God”

3. Means of Exploration Advancements to travel – Caravel Smaller faster Portuguese ship Able to carry large cargo – Triangular sails Used to sail against the wind – Astrolabe (Greek) Travel by the stars – Magnetic Compass (Chinese)

4. Portuguese Exploration Prince Henry the Navigator – Set up a school for sailing Travelled along coast of Africa – Found gold 1488: Batholomeu Diaz – Sailed around Cape of Good Hope 1498: Vasco De Gama – Sailed around Cape and to India – Admiral Albuquerbue eventually took control of spice trade from Muslims

5. Spanish Explorers Looked for route to Asia across Atlantic Ocean 1492: Christopher Columbus – Hit Caribbean thinking it was India – Travelled back 3 more times 1500: Ferdinand Magellan – First to travel around world – However he died in Philippines – Still given title

6. New Lands to Explore Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) – Boundary line drawn for unexplored territory – Portugal is given right to explore all things east of the line, which includes Africa – Spain given right to explore all things west of line, which includes Americas John Cabot – Sailed for England – 1497: Explored New England Coast

7. Treaty of Tordesillas

8. Spanish Empire Conquest of the Aztecs – 1519: Led by Hernan Cortes – Attacked the capital of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) – Started with small number of men – Convinced local tribes to join him as they did not like the oppressive rule of the Aztecs – 1520: Cortes takes Montezuma hostage – Aztecs eventually revolt

9. Spanish Empire Fall of the Aztecs – Disease Aztecs were not used to European diseases Smallpox devastated the Aztecs More soldiers reinforced the Spaniards daily – After 4 months, the Aztecs surrendered – Spanish leveled all signs of Aztecs – Built new churches and roads – Led to control of all Mexico

10. Spanish Empire Conquest of Incas – Francisco Pizarro (1531) – Similar to what we saw with Aztecs – Small number of soldiers – Used superior weapons to scare Incas – Disease would ravage population – 1535: Took control of entire Incan Empire with Lima as major colony

11. European Rivals The Dutch – Established West India Company Struggled early to maintain any power – Established New Netherland in America Held a large fur trading outpost Eventually taken over by English The English – Controlled most of eastern seaboard of America – Miniscule compared to the Spanish Empire The French – Controlled most of present-day Canada – Established a colony in New Orleans

12. Chapter 17: Age of Exploration First Global Economic Systems

13. What is Mercantilism? Mercantilism – Prosperity based on gold and silver – Favorable balance of trade – Export more than you import – Developed out of established trading posts – Gov’t willing to subsidize new industries – Taxes placed on imported goods – Expansion of transportation

14. Columbian Exchange Exchange of plants and animals between Europe and Americas

15. Pros and Cons of Columbian Exchange Pros – Increased economic activity in both Europe and America – Increased population and food production – Created new markets Cons – Disease Smallpox 1492-1538: Hispanola pop. went from 250,000 to 500 1500-1630: Mexico pop. went from 25 million to 1 million

16. Atlantic Slave Trade Triangular Trade – Trading route between Europe, Africa, and America – Europe had finished goods; Africa had slaves; America had raw materials

17. Where in Africa did Slaves come from? In beginning, they were POW’s from African warfare Slaves were found on the coastline of west Africa As slave trade increased, traders moved farther inland Effects of Atlantic Slave Trade – Depopulated Africa – Increased warfare in Africa – Destruction of societies – Abolished by French in 1790’s, UK 1833, US 1860’s

18. Regions of the Slave Trade

19. Chapter 17: The Age of Exploration Colonial Latin America

20. Colonial Empires in Latin America Social Classes of Latin America – Peninsulares Spanish and Portuguese officials born in Europe Held all governmental positions Creoles People born in Latin America but of European descent Treated as second class citizen

21. Social Classes of Latin America – Mestizos Offspring of intermarriage between Native Americans and Euros – Mulattoes Offspring of intermarriage between Africans and Europeans – Both Mestizos and Mulattoes considered inferior by Europeans – Kept them confined to menial jobs and rarely becoming more than a merchant early on

22. Economic Foundations How did the Spanish and Portuguese prosper? – 1. Mining Gold and silver mines Natural Resource Extraction – 2. Farming Farmed single crops for profit Led to deforestation of areas – 3. Encomienda System Labor system Natives had to pay taxes and provide labor Led to major declines in native populations – 4. Trade Precious metals and also local crops and spices