WHII 4a

European Exploration

European Exploration §  Europeans sought out new

discoveries of lands in the Western Hemisphere due to the 3 G's

European Exploration §  Innovations in navigational arts

stemming from European and Islamic origins allowed for travel across the Atlantic Ocean

European Exploration § Gold-Europeans wanted to get rich by

§ Getting gold § Trading spices § Finding natural resources

European Exploration § Glory-Europeans competed to be richest

and biggest § Due to political and economic competition

between European empires

European Exploration § God-Europeans supported the diffusion

(spread) of Christianity

European Exploration § Means of Diffusion:

§ Migration of colonists to new lands § Catholics and Protestants carried their faith,

culture and language to new lands § Conversion of indigenous (natives) peoples

In Class Assignment Find each of the following 8 explorers in your book §  create a table that shows the following information: §  1. His name §  2. Empire he sailed for §  3. What he did (be specific) §  4. What year it was

§  Explorers §  -Prince Henry(84) -Francisco Pizarro(106)‏ §  -Vasco da Gama(86) -Magellan(104)‏ §  -Columbus(103) -Francis Drake §  -Cortez(105) -Jacques Cartier(110)

WHII 4b § The Commercial Revolution

Mercantilism §  The economic practice of Mercantilism

was tough to B.E.A.T. § Belief that wealth=power § Economic practice adopted by European

colonial powers § An effort for European powers to become self-

sufficient § Theory that colonies(settlements) existed for

the benefit of the mother country

Commercial Revolution

§  Commercial Revolution took place when each major European maritime nation stuck out its N.E.C.K. for overseas markets, colonies and resources

Commercial Revolution

§  N=New §  New money and banking systems were

created

Commercial Revolution

§  E=Economic §  Economic practices such as mercantilism

evolved

Commercial Revolution §  C=Colonial §  Colonial economies were limited by the

economic needs of the mother country

Commercial Revolution

§  K=King of Spain §  King of Spain dealt with economic

problems §  Inflation(prices rise) § No productivity