What does the term indigenous mean?

Does your definition change if (as scientists now believe) all forms of

human life spread from somewhere in Africa?

How do we work out what sort of rules govern our society?

What if we changed that to… How do we work out how different societies around the world should

be treated by other societies?

What if we changed that to… How do we work out how different societies around the world should

be treated by other societies?Does you answer change if w

e think

about a time before modern

communication?

What might be some times during history where you think some countries might have treated

people badly?

What do you think should have been done at that time?

What do you think should have been done at that time?

Sometimes it’s easy for us to look at things in history and ask…

Why didn’t they do something?

The following slide details part of Columbus’ journal written for the

King and Queen of Spain?

Your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians, and princes who love and promote the holy Christian faith, and are enemies of the doctrine of Mahomet, and of all idolatry and heresy, determined to send me, Christopher Columbus, to … India to see the said princes, people, and territories, and to learn their disposition and the proper method of converting them to our holy faith; and furthermore directed that I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have … no certain evidence that any one has gone. So after having expelled the Jews from your dominions, your Highnesses, in the same month of January, ordered me to proceed with a sufficient armament to the said region of India …

Your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians, and princes who love and promote the holy Christian faith, and are enemies of the doctrine of Mahomet, and of all idolatry and heresy, determined to send me, Christopher Columbus, to … India to see the said princes, people, and territories, and to learn their disposition and the proper method of converting them to our holy faith; and furthermore directed that I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have … no certain evidence that any one has gone. So after having expelled the Jews from your dominions, your Highnesses, in the same month of January, ordered me to proceed with a sufficient armament to the said region of India …

What would we think now of these

ideas?

What are some things that you recognise in this map?

What about if we turned it upside down?

Do you think that this map was drawn before or after Columbus’

voyage?

In fact this map was drawn around 1457, what clues can you see now

as to its date?

What about this one?

This is a 14th Century map from China. What is in the middle?

This is a 14th Century map from China. What is in the middle?

Why would the maps have different views?

So… a quick review of Europe before these explorers took off?

-A large number of trade routes developed over land and sea.

-Many of these brought in exotic goods from Asian markets.

-The massive Mongol Empire and its laws provided stability for trade

-A new and wealthy merchant class emerged.

-This merchant class provided funds for rulers.

-A new empire (Ottoman) blocked many overland routes.

-New inventions were developed in Europe and from China.

-Mariners’ Astrolabes were used in conjunction with other items.

Henry the Navigator

While he didn’t actually navigate anything he was very important.Find three facts

about him.