Exploration MMW Review Why did people explore at

Exploration MMW Review

Why did people explore at that moment in history? • Crusades – holy wars, spread ideas/goods • Renaissance – rebirth of art and learning • Technology – made it easier to travel and spread ideas • Religious – stand up for Christianity • Economic Motives – need direct trade routes • Developed Nation States – consolidate money into one power, depended on trade to bring in revenues

Why did people explore? • GLORY – to gain respect and power for their country • GOLD – to gain material wealth and riches from the new land • GOD – to spread Christianity

Who were major explorers? • • Christopher Columbus – Americas Nunez de Balboa – Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan – Circumnavigation Vasco De. Gama – rounded Africa Henry Hudson – NY Harbor, Northeast Cartier – St. Lawerence River, Canada Giovanni da Verrazano – Northwest Passage but NY Harbor

Which countries explored? • Spain – Central/South America, Conquistadors, Gold/Silver, Encomienda system • France – North America, traders • English – North America, Jamestown, Plymouth

What was the relationship between the Americas, Europe and Africa? • Columbian Exchange – the exchange of cultures, foods, ideas, people and animals • Triangle Trade – the exchange of goods from one location to another

Sugar, Tobacco, Fur Cotton Slaves, Gold Manufactured Goods

What is the relationship between the Natives and the Settlers? • Enslavement • Disease • Rigid Class Structures