Age of ExplorationAge of Exploration

Mr. OrnsteinMr. Ornstein

Willow Canyon High SchoolWillow Canyon High School

Causes of the Age of Causes of the Age of ExplorationExploration

After the Crusades Europeans After the Crusades Europeans Wanted Increased Trade With Wanted Increased Trade With AsiaAsia

Want SpicesWant Spices

Causes of the Age of Causes of the Age of ExplorationExploration

Europeans Are Looking For Europeans Are Looking For Faster Routes to AsiaFaster Routes to Asia

Causes of the Age of Causes of the Age of ExplorationExploration

3 G’s3 G’sGold-Gain itGold-Gain itGlory-Get SomeGlory-Get SomeGod-Spread ChristianityGod-Spread Christianity

New TechnologyNew Technology

Better ShipsBetter ShipsBetter MapsBetter MapsAstrolabeAstrolabeSextantSextantCompassCompass

Prince Henry the NavigatorPrince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese Portuguese PrincePrince

Opened Opened Navigation Navigation School in Lisbon, School in Lisbon, Portugal that Portugal that trained many of trained many of the future the future explorers.explorers.

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What are three reasons the What are three reasons the Age of Exploration Began?Age of Exploration Began?

PortugalPortugal

Portugal Dominates European Portugal Dominates European Side of Indian Ocean Trade.Side of Indian Ocean Trade.

Results of Age of ExplorationResults of Age of Exploration

Proof Earth is Round-CircumnavigateProof Earth is Round-CircumnavigateVoyages of ColumbusVoyages of ColumbusEuropean begin to settle the European begin to settle the

AmericasAmericasSpanish Domination of Latin AmericaSpanish Domination of Latin AmericaDiseases Kill Most of the Population Diseases Kill Most of the Population

of the Americasof the Americas

Results of the Age of Results of the Age of ExplorationExploration

High Death Rate of the Native High Death Rate of the Native Americans Leads to Europeans Americans Leads to Europeans Bringing African Slave Labor to Bringing African Slave Labor to the Americasthe Americas

Africans were used by Europeans Africans were used by Europeans in the Americas as cheap laborin the Americas as cheap labor

Atlantic Slave Trade-Part of Atlantic Slave Trade-Part of Triangular TradeTriangular Trade

Triangular TradeTriangular Trade

Trade Between Europe, Trade Between Europe, Africa, and the AmericasAfrica, and the Americas

Manufactured Goods, Slaves, Manufactured Goods, Slaves, and raw materials such as and raw materials such as sugar cane.sugar cane.

Columbian ExchangeColumbian Exchange

Global Transfer of Goods, Global Transfer of Goods, Animals, Plants, Foods, and Animals, Plants, Foods, and Diseases between the Diseases between the Americas and Europe.Americas and Europe.

MercantilismMercantilism

Economic Theory Tied into the Economic Theory Tied into the Age of Exploration and Age of Exploration and Colonization.Colonization.

Wealth and Power of a Nation is Wealth and Power of a Nation is Measured in Gold, Silver, and Measured in Gold, Silver, and number of coloniesnumber of colonies

Colonies Exist for the Benefit of Colonies Exist for the Benefit of the Mother Countrythe Mother Country

Slave LaborSlave Labor

Cheap Labor Cheap Labor to Replace to Replace Native People Native People that died from that died from diseases.diseases.

Brought from Brought from Africa.Africa.

EncomiendaEncomienda

Established by the Spanish in Established by the Spanish in their American Colonies.their American Colonies.

Spanish Used Native People as Spanish Used Native People as Cheap LaborCheap Labor

Spanish Converted many Native Spanish Converted many Native People to Catholic ReligionPeople to Catholic Religion

Ticket Out the DoorTicket Out the Door

What are three causes of the What are three causes of the Age of Exploration?Age of Exploration?

How was wealth measured in How was wealth measured in mercantilism?mercantilism?

What are three results of the Age What are three results of the Age of Exploration?of Exploration?

Why were African Slaves Brought Why were African Slaves Brought to the Americas?to the Americas?