EUROPEAN EXPLORATION Gold God Glory Motivations for Exploration
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EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
Gold God Glory Motivations for Exploration
Marco Polo (1254 -1324) Stayed in the court of Kublai Khan; wrote about his experiences Travels of Marco Polo Fostered more interest about Asia
Motivations for Exploration Ottoman Turks controlled much of Middle East � Land travel now more difficult and expensive! European sailors look for ocean routes to India and China
Spices Major Commodities Sugar Precious Metals
Other Motivations Religious conversion of natives Spirit of adventure and glory also important
Means of Travel Caravels made long distance travel possible Astrolabe and magnetic compass for navigation Better knowledge of wind patterns Caravel- small, fast, maneuverable ship with large cargo holds and triangular sails
Bartholomeu Dias • First! • Got to tip of the Cape of Good Hope Vasco da Gama Alfonso de Albuquerque • Around Cape of • Invaded city of Good Hope! Malaka in India • Arrived at Calicut • Took over spice • Made HUGE profit trade from spices Muslims Portuguese
Christopher Columbus • Goal: Reach Asia by sailing west • Funded by Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain • Four voyages • Discovered Caribbean Islands Ferdinand Magellan and Honduras • Goal: Find passage through South America • Founded Strait of Magellan in S. America • First to circumnavigate the globe Spanish Explorers
Portugal vs. Spain Portugal explores South Africa and Indian Ocean Spain explored Atlantic and Pacific Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) � Divided undiscovered territory in half � Portugal=East � Spain= West
Conquest of the Aztecs Cortes marched to Tenochtitlan in 1519 (550 soldiers) Made alliances with enemies of the Aztecs Welcomed by Moctezuma (Aztec king) � Eventually captured and killed
Conquest of the Aztecs Cortes marched to Tenochtitlan in 1519 (550 soldiers) Made alliances with other city -states Huge revolt in 1520 drove away invaders � Disease ended revolt in four months Tenochtitlan destroyed
THE SPANISH EMPIRE AND COLONIES
The Conquistadors Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizarro
Conquest of the Incas Later than Aztecs (1531) Pizarro lands with only 180 soldiers � Incans in middle of civil war Pizarro captures and executes Atahuallpa (Incan emperor) New colony for Spain � � Controlled by parent country Linked by trade and government
How did they succeed?
- God gold and glory motivations for the age of exploration
- The 3 g's gold
- Gold god glory
- 榮耀神羔羊
- All god's children singing glory glory
- Holy holy god almighty the great i am
- God gold glory
- What did amerigo vespucci discover
- God gold glory drawing
- Ferdinand magellan god gold glory
- God gold and glory cartoon
- God gold and glory spain
- Age of exploration gold
- God glory and gold
- Glory glory how the angels sing
- 493 sda hymnal
- Gold glory gospel