medieval exploration
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Medieval Exploration. Myth of the Flat Earth. Early Explorers. Irish monks Asceticism Missionary zeal St. Columbanus (540-615) St. Brendan (6 th century) Iceland?. St. Brendan and his Sea Monster from a 15th century manuscript. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Medieval Exploration
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Myth of the Flat Earth
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Early Explorers
Irish monksAsceticismMissionary zeal
St. Columbanus (540-615) St. Brendan (6th century)
Iceland?
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St. Brendan and his Sea Monster from a 15th century manuscript
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Kverkarhellir cave and cross found at Seljalandshellar cave
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The “Dark” Ages
Germanic migrations
Foundation/Expansion of Islam
Subsistence agriculture (at best)
Breakdown of trade networks
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Return to Exploration
Crusades1095-??Crusader kingdoms in the Levant (1099-
1291) Cultural, intellectual, religious exchange
Prester John (1175)
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Mass Exploration: Pilgrimage
Local pilgrimage
International travel, especially to the Levant
Pilgrimage guides
Pilgrimage badges
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Johannes de Plano (1182-1252)
Franciscan friar
Visited court of the khan (Qara Qorum) 1245-1247
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William of Rubruck (1220-1293)
Franciscan friar
Intense
To Qara Qorum (1253-1255)
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Route of William of Rubruck
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John of Monte Corvino (1246-1328)
Commissioned as papal legate to Mongol court (1289)
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Multicultural Qara Qorum
Merchants
Silversmiths/craftsmenParisian/Venetian
Yanhzhou Franciscan convent European enclave
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Marco Polo (ca 1254-1324)
Venetian Merchant Cathay- 17 years in the East Diplomatic/exploration missions for the Khan Governor of Yangzhou Return to Venice Prison
Il Milione