Early Explorationand

Collision of Cultures

The Expansion of Europe

The Age of __________ Distinguishing characteristics of modern periodThe __________Renewed interest in __________Progress in __________Growth in __________ and __________Rise of __________ - __________

The Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery began in the early 15th century and continued through the early 17th century. During this time period, European ships sailed the world searching for new trade routes and new business associates with which to strengthen capitalism in Europe, but they also were in search of trading goods such as gold, silver and spices. Rooted in new technologies and ideas growing out of the Renaissance, including advances in cartography, navigation, firepower and shipbuilding, Europeans “discovered” peoples and mapped lands previously unknown to them. The Age of Exploration impacted world history as it finished the transformation of Europe and Europeans from the Dark Ages into world travelers and began the transformation of the world from seven separate continents to a more aware, involved sphere with a much more inclusive worldwide scope.

Distinguishing characteristics of modern period

• Rise of an __________ __________

• Growth of _____, _____, and modern __________

• Decline of __________

• Rise of __________ - __________

• Protestant __________ and Catholic __________ - __________

The Renaissance

__________

__________

__________

__________

Renaissance of __________ - __________

Renewed Interest in Learning

Rediscovery of _______ _____ – A Rebirth of Classical _______ and ________ from Greece and Rome

Rebirth of Secular Learning

Impact of Movable Type and the Printing Press

Progress in Navigation

Ancient Concepts of Geography• Pythagorus taught the earth was round as early as

the 6th century BC• By 3rd century BC, men had closely calculated

diameter of the earth

__________ – critical for _________ _________

__________ – critical for _________ _________

Astrolabe

Growth in Trade and Towns

Development of the __________ __________

Widened horizons provided by __________

__________ that shared __________

Rise of Nation States

Centralized:__________ __________

__________ __________

__________ __________

__________ were natural allies of __________

ChristopherColumbus

The Voyages of Columbus

First Voyage - 1492 Second Voyage - 1493

Third Voyage - 1498 Fourth Voyage - 1503

Treaty of

Tordesillas

The Great Biological Exchange

__________

__________

__________

__________

John Cabot

Vasco de Gama

The Spanish Conquest of the New World

Spanish Advantages

Cortés and other conquistadores

Spanish exploration and early settlement in North

America

Spanish patterns in the southwestern United States

Hernán Cortés

Spanish Explorations: 1513-1543

Growth of the Spanish Empire

The Protestant Reformation

Early causes and spread of the movement

__________ __________

Impact of __________

Reformation in __________

Challenges to the Spanish Empire

__________ __________

_________ opposition to Spain

__________ efforts

Sir Francis Drake

Defeat of the Spanish Armada1588

Sir Walter Raleighand the Lost Colony