The Age of The Age of ExplorationExploration

The Back-storyThe Back-story

• Reasons for exploration…– Conversion…– Gov’t interest…– Curiosity…– Spices…– Material profit…– Trade routes……

The Back - storyThe Back - story

• Advances that aided in exploration….– Magnetic compass…– Telescope…– Map-making…– Shipbuilding…– Stern-mounted

rudders…– Mentality…

The ExplorersThe Explorers

• Portugal– east to the Indies…

– Prince Henry and his Captains…

– Dias…1457-1500 – Da Gama…1460-1524– Cabral…1467-1520

– Set up 1st Commercial-Colonial Empire…de Albuquerque…

The ExplorersThe Explorers• Spain

– west to the Indies…

– Columbus…1492-1504

– The Conquistadors…1510-1550…

– The Empire…

Others…Others…

• Spain…– Vespucci…

• Dutch…– Stuyvesant…

• England…– Cabots (Father &

Son)…– Drake…– Hudson…– Raleigh…– Smith…

• France…– Cartier…– Cadillac…– Champlain…– De La Salle…– Verrazzano

The Results of The Results of Exploration – Exploration –

The Commercial The Commercial RevolutionRevolution• Changes in production…

– driven by demand…

• Changes in funding…– driven by

“capitalism”…

• Changes in role of government in economy…– driven by

“nationalism”…

• Changes in social structures…– which would last

until the 1800s…

• Deepening of East / West European divide…– step forward vs.

step back…