Upload
others
View
2
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Basic Facts about the
Age of Exploration:
• Period of time during which Europeans explored the world
• 1450’s-about 1700
• Why Europeans?
They had:
Ability
Motivation
Technology
made it
possible!
1. The Caravel
A ship that used lateens
(triangular sails)
And a rudder
2. The Astrolabe
An instrument that helped sailors find their latitude
3. The Magnetic Compass
Points to the North
Wanted to
spread their
religion
(Christianity)
Wanted to bring back riches
from Asia such as:
Silk
And
Spices
Vasco Da Gama
sails around
Africa to Asia
That’s where Christopher Columbus comes in!
The World of
Columbus 1492
Get to Asia by sailing
WEST
• Established lasting contact between the Old World and the
New World
• Increased knowledge about the world
Amerigo Vespucci figured out that this was a “New World”
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortez
Ferdinand Magellan
• Inspired other explorers
Henry Hudson
• Europeans started colonies in the New World
Colony-
A
settlement
in a distant
land ruled
by a
mother
country
• The Columbian Exchange
1. What motivated Europeans to explore the world and establish colonies in the Americas? 2. What was Columbus's impact on the Age of Exploration and the history of the world? 3. What were the positive and negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?
Answer the following questions in full sentences using the map above: