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Push and Pull. Why do people move?. Why did people explore?. They’re lost The Three “ G”s Gold Glory God. Vikings Discover America. Vikings got lost and discovered New World. Eric the Red. Had red hair Discovered Greenland…yeah! Father of Leif Eriksson. Bjarni Herjolfsson. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Push and Pull
Why do people move?
Why did people explore?
1. They’re lostThe Three “G”s2. Gold 3. Glory4. God
Vikings Discover America
Vikings got lost and discovered New World
Eric the Red
• Had red hair• Discovered
Greenland…yeah!• Father of Leif
Eriksson
Bjarni Herjolfsson
• Lived in Norway. • In 986 went to visit his parents in
Greenland.• Got blown off course on the way and
ended up off the coast of Canada.• Didn’t land his ship or explore the coast
because he was in a hurry to see his parents
Leif Ericson• Heard about a land to
the West of Greenland from Bjarni Herjolfsson
• Explored America. • Established a Norse
settlement at Newfoundland, Canada
Meanwhile, back in Europe
• The Dark Ages• The feudal system was in effect• Many poor. Few rich
What was Europe like?
Feudal system
How was truth found at this time?
• Tradition• Superstition• The Catholic Church• Very little free thinking
What was the Renaissance?
• A rebirth
Rebirth of what?
Classical Ideas
Classical
• refers to the culture of Ancient Greece or Rome
Plato Aristotle
Scholarly work
RenaissanceArt
Middle Ages Art
Architecture
Science
GalileoGalilee
•Invented the telescope•Mapped the skies•Said the sun was the center of the solar system and not Earth
Leonardo da Vinci
“Vitruvian Man”
Blend of science and
art
Government
What does this all mean???
• Free thinking
• Exploration• Pushing the
boundaries• Desire to
see the world
• PUSHES
Printing Press
• Johannes Gutenberg in 1439 introduces movable type
• Books can be mass produced
Before Gutenberg
After Gutenberg
Gutenberg’s Press
Spread ideas of the renaissance
throughout Europe and the world
The Crusades
Crusaders go to the Middle East and North Africa
•Get a taste for Arabian goods•Sugar•Spices•Glass•Silk•Creates a demand in Europe for Arabian goods
The Travels of Marco Polo• He went to China when he
was 17.• Lived there from 1274-1291• Told of the great China
civilization• Brought back spices, silk,
glass and treasures.• Made nations want to
explore• Caused nations to want to
go to the Orient
Nations began to be strong
• The nations competed for:– Gold – Land or Colonies– Trading routes– Remember the rule:• Finders keepers
So what drives the age of exploration???????
The wealth of the Orient
Major powers in Europe
• Portugal got rich from Africa and Asia trade• Spain was rich from trade
Any country that wants to be wealthy needs to trade with Asia
Coming soon….
The Search for a new route to Asia hits a continent-sized
roadblock.