The Beginnings of Our Global Age

Europe, Africa, and Asia

The Age of Exploration

Essential Question???

What were the political, economic, and religious causes of European exploration?

The Age of Exploration…Motivations!!!

Spices – Cinnamon, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves and many more(flavor/preserve)

Arab merchants & traders controlled the spice trade

Black Death interrupted tradeEuropeans wanted direct access

(more profit)Growing population in EuropeSpread Christianity

Explorers of Portugal

Prince Henry of Portugal

Utilized scientists, cartographers &

other experts

Redesigned ships, maps and trained

crews for long & successful voyages

Portugal

1488 Bartholomeu Diaz rounds tip of

Afrcia (Cape of Good Hope)

Opened a sea route to Asia

1497 Vasco Degama reaches India

Spain (Columbus)

Actually from Genoa Italy

Wanted to reach the East Indies

Spain sponsored him hoping for wealth &

prestige

Aug 3rd, 1492 /Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria sail

Oct. 12 they spot land (Caribbean) not Asia

How to share the spoils???

1493 a Line of Demarcation is

created dividing the non European

World into 2 zones

Treaty of Tordesillas

West of the line= Spanish possession

East of the line= Portuguese

possession

Question…

Was it just for Spain & Portugal to divide the non European world between themselves?

Class Discussion Here…

Exploration

Amerigo Vespucci describes his journey to

Brazil and helps give rise to the name “Western

Hemisphere”

1513 Vasco Balboa reaches Pacific ocean by

hacking across Panama

1519 Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the

globe

Question…

What was the significance of Magellan's trip?

Answer: The world was round and much larger than previously thought. But sailing around the world was possible.