European Exploration Economic Political and Social Reasons Economic
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European Exploration Economic, Political, and Social Reasons
Economic Reasons for Exploration
Discovery of fine goods in the East Ø Marco Polo – Spent 24 years in China, brought back fascinating tales. Ø Eastern goods sought after by Europeans.
Trade Routes Ø Italy dominated trade overland: l l l Merchants became very wealthy Had good relationship w/ Muslims Controlled the Mediterranean sea
Trade Routes (Cont. ) Ø Portuguese wanted in on Eastern trade: l l Goal = find water route to Asia Best sailors – invented Caravel (triangular sails allowed ship to sail into the wind) Bartolomeu Dias – first sailor to reach the tip of Africa Ø Vasco de Gama – followed Dias’s route, sailed to India Ø Portugal found all water route & became rich Ø Bartolomeu Dias at the cape of good Hope Vasco de Gama
Trade Routes (Cont. ) Spain (Portugal's neighbor) also wanted in on trade. Ø Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand took a risk and financed Columbus’s voyage. Ø Columbus thought he would find a faster route to Asia by sailing directly West. Ø Found the Americas instead Ø Spain would became very rich Ø Christopher Columbus King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain
Mercantilism Ø European countries sought raw goods: gold, silver, sugar, etc. Ø As colonies developed, provided a market for manufactured goods. Ø Goal of Mercantilism = acquire colonies & make Mother Country very rich through favorable balance of trade.
Political Reasons for Exploration
Empire Building Ø Spanish Conquistadors: l l l Sought Gold for Spain Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztecs of Mexico. Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas of Peru.
Spanish Explorers
European Rivalries Ø Fight over North America: l l Ø Spain claimed the Americas French & English sailors looking for Northwest passage claimed lands in N. America Religious Conflicts: l l l Spain = Catholic England = Protestant & Catholic = bad combination VS Spain Britain (England)
European Rivalries (Cont. ) Ø Spain & England Clash: l l l England’s Queen Elizabeth sent Sea Dogs like Francis Drake to steal Spanish treasure. Spanish King enraged; sent Spanish Armada to conquer England & restore Catholicism England defeats Spain never as powerful Other nations started challenging Spain Queen Elizabeth Sir Francis Drake
Social Reasons for Exploration Religion Ideas
Spreading of Ideas & Beliefs Ø Spain wanted to spread Christianity to the New World Ø Set up missions to convert Native Americans Spanish Mission in San Jose, California
Religious Freedom Ø Later, Separatist groups fled Europe because of religious persecution. Ø Wanted to develop colonies in the Americas.
- European exploration economic reasons
- Three g's
- The 3 gs of exploration
- What are the 5 reasons for exploration
- Early european exploration and colonization resulted in
- Causes and effects of european exploration
- Forces behind management
- Factors for european exploration
- What were the motives for european exploration
- European explorers webquest
- Political economic
- Puritans england
- Chapter 3 political and economic analysis
- Chapter 3 political and economic analysis
- Social thinking and social influence
- Social thinking social influence social relations
- Relation of social work with other social sciences