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AGE OF EXPLORATIONAGE OF EXPLORATIONFACTORS OF EXPLORATION FACTORS OF EXPLORATION
AND THE 1AND THE 1STST EXPLORERS EXPLORERS
EARLY FACTORSEARLY FACTORS1. Spread Christianity
Holy Wars – looking for more land and people to teach
2. Greed
Wanted to find more gold, and $$
3. Advances in Technology
New sailing and navigation technology
“God, Glory, and Gold.”
SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITYSPREAD OF CHRISTIANITYFueled European exploration
Crusades
Bitterness with Muslims and Jews
Sacred duty to convert non-Christians
Bartolomeu Dias (Early Explorer)
Motives
“To serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness and to grow rich as all men desire to do.”
GREEDGREEDDesire for new sources of wealth
One of the main reasons of exploration
Merchants
Europe loved spices from Asia
Muslims/Indians controlled trade from East to West
Too many middle men, prices too high
Italian traders
Needed to find new/easier ways to travel
TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYCaravel – new vessel
Could sail against the wind
Triangular sails
Astrolabe
Muslim navigation tool
Compass
Chinese navigation tool
PORTUGALPORTUGAL
Leader in exploration
Est. trading posts along the West Coast of Africa
Explored the Indian Ocean
Full government support and funding
PRINCE HENRYPRINCE HENRY
Son of Portuguese king
Helped conquer Muslim city of Ceuta in North Africa
Founded a navigation school Made huge advancements
AROUND AFRICAAROUND AFRICA
Portuguese believe they must sail around Africa to get to Asia
Bartolomeu DiasSailed to southern tip (Cape of Good
Hope)Storm blew his ships around the tip
Vasco Da GamaMapped and charted route around Africa
to Asia and Indian Ocean
Bartolomeu Dias
European Voyages of Exploration: Asia:Vasco da Gama
TRADING EMPIRETRADING EMPIREIndian Ocean
Control spice trade
Spice Islands
East Indies
Captured from Muslims
Driven outEnglish and Dutch take over
DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANYDUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY
20,000 vessels
Rivaled and dominated English
Headquarters
Batavia, Java
Amsterdam became leading commercial center
DUTCH COLONIESDUTCH COLONIES
