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The Age of Early European Explorations
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Motives for European Exploration
1. Renaissance ? curiosity about other lands and
peoples. 2. Reformation ? refugees
missionaries. 3. Monarchs seeking new sources of
revenue. 4. Technological advances. 5. Fame and
fortune
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New Maritime Technologies

Hartman Astrolabe
Better Maps Portulan
Mariners Compass
Sextant
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New Sailing Technology
Carvel Vs. Nao
A caravel could move around in the water more
easily. It did not have much cargo space, but it
was able to sail over difficult waters easily.
It was so easy to control that sailors could
easily explore shallow bays and the mouths of
rivers. She probably had three masts, and most
likely carried sails
It was a merchant ship, between 200-600 tons.
This allowed it to carry more people and cargo.
The vessel had three masts. Five sails altogether
were attached to these masts. Each mast carried
one large sail. Because of the deep draft, the
vessel was not suited for sailing near reefs and
shallow island waters
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Christoforus Colombus 1451-1506
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Columbus Four Voyages
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Other Voyages of Exploration
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Ferdinand Magellan the First Circumnavigation
of the WorldEarly 16c
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The Sponsors
Henry V of Portugal became fascinated with the
profit possibilities in the routes that finished
in Africa and provide the expansion of Portuguese
empire He gathered a school of navigators and
map-makers
Isabella I of Castilla and her husband, Ferdinand
II of Aragon sponsored Columbuss voyages that
led to the discover of America
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The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 The Popes
Line of Demarcation
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Portuguese Maritime Empire

• Exploring the west coast of Africa.
• Bartolomeo Dias, 1487.
• Vasco da Gama, 1498.
• Calicut.
• Admiral Alfonso de Albuquerque (Goa, 1510
  Malacca, 1511).

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Impact of European Expansion

• Native populations ravaged by disease.
• Influx of gold, and especially silver, into
  Europe created an inflationary economic climate.
• New products introduced across the continents
  Columbian Exchange.
• Deepened colonial rivalries