Exploration Major Explorations Zheng He Chinese Explored the

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Exploration

Exploration

Major Explorations • Zheng He- Chinese – Explored the Indian Ocean Region • Prince

Major Explorations • Zheng He- Chinese – Explored the Indian Ocean Region • Prince Henrique “Henry” the Navigator- Portuguese – West African Coast- Spread of Christianity • Vasco da Gama- Portuguese – First to reach India • Christopher Columbus- Genoese but sailed for the Spain and Italy – Looking for India – Landed in Bahamas

Prince Henry the Navigator Zheng He Christopher Columbus Vasco de Gama

Prince Henry the Navigator Zheng He Christopher Columbus Vasco de Gama

Major Explorations • Vasco Nunez de Balboa- Spanish – Crossed Panama- discovered Pacific Ocean

Major Explorations • Vasco Nunez de Balboa- Spanish – Crossed Panama- discovered Pacific Ocean • Ponce de Leon- Spanish – Florida • Ferdinand Magellan- Portuguese – South America – First to circumnavigate the earth- go all the way around • Hernan Cortes- Spanish – Conquered Aztecs in Mexico • Francisco Pizarro- Spanish – Conquered Incas in Peru

Ferdinand Magellan Vasco Balboa Ponce de Leon Francisco Pizarro Hernan Cortez

Ferdinand Magellan Vasco Balboa Ponce de Leon Francisco Pizarro Hernan Cortez

Major Explorations • Hernando de Soto- Spanish – Florida to the Mississippi River •

Major Explorations • Hernando de Soto- Spanish – Florida to the Mississippi River • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado- Spanish – New Mexico to Kansas • Bartolomeu Dias- Portuguese • Captain James Cook- British – Atlantic ocean, Indian Ocean, west North America, east Asia • Afonso d’Alboquerque- Portuguese – Indian Ocean Trading dominance • Vitus Bering- Russian – Northern Pacific Ocean on Southern side Alaska

Hernando de Soto Francisco de Coronodo Bartolomeu Dias

Hernando de Soto Francisco de Coronodo Bartolomeu Dias

Captain James Cook Vitus Bering Afonso d’Alboquerque

Captain James Cook Vitus Bering Afonso d’Alboquerque

CONSEQUENCES OF EXPLORATION

CONSEQUENCES OF EXPLORATION

Columbian Exchange

Columbian Exchange

MOTIVES AND METHODS OF EXPLORATION

MOTIVES AND METHODS OF EXPLORATION

Motives of Exploration • • Basic resources Land suitable to cultivate cash crops Trades

Motives of Exploration • • Basic resources Land suitable to cultivate cash crops Trades routes to Asia- over water rather than land Expansion of Christianity

Push and Pull Factors Push • • • Economic devastation Land scarce Political persecution

Push and Pull Factors Push • • • Economic devastation Land scarce Political persecution Religious persecution War Pull • • Religious freedom Gold Jobs Land Spread of religious beliefs Political freedom God, Glory and Gold

Technology of Exploration • Ships and Sails – Rudder on back to steer –

Technology of Exploration • Ships and Sails – Rudder on back to steer – Square sails for winds from behind – Triangular lateen for all directions • Navigation instruments – Magnetic compasses – Astrolabes- determine latitude measuring the angle of the sun • Knowledge of winds and currents

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