The Age of Exploration Topic Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration

Topic: Age of Exploration Aim: How did the Ottoman Empire lead to the Age of Exploration? Agenda: 1) Review quiz #7 2) Notes on page 24 -25 3) History of Mankind video 4) Reading on page -Must be turned in by end of class.

#7 Review 1. This was the belief that god gave a dynasty the right to rule in China. 2. Eastern part of the Roman empire that preserved Greek and Roman culture in Euro. Great ruler: Justinian, capital is Constantinople. 3. After the Pax Romana, this empire had weak rulers, invasions, etc. The empire was divided and the western part collapsed. 4. This was the belief that god gave complete power to a king or queen in Europe 5. Islamic Empire that took over the Byzantine empire. Great ruler: Suleiman the Magnificent Choices: Absolute Monarchs, Mongols, Mandate of Heaven, Fall of Rome, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, Dynastic Cycle

A Map of the Known World, pre- 1492

Marco Polo

Zheng He’s Voyages

The Age of Exploration Risks • Never getting financed to go • Not making any profits • Shipwrecked • Death Rewards • To be the first! • To be well known throughout world • Cut off the middle man • Becoming rich

The 3 G’s God! Glory! Gold!

Search for new trade routes • Euro. Rulers correctly believed that control of trade with East Asia would bring wealth

Technology • Better navigation skills and inventions like the compass help Europeans to sail

Religion • Xian rulers in Europe wanted to spread religion through overseas exploration Remember: • Crusades left hostility between Christians and Muslims • Europeans believed they had a sacred duty to continue fighting Muslims and to convert non-Christians

Desire for new products • Want East Asia goods like spices, perfumes, and silks

The great explorers of Spain and Portugal 1. • • • Christopher Columbus (1491 -1506) Thought he could reach Asia by going West Landed in the Americas in 1492 His “discovery” provided new sources of wealth for Euro • Leads to more explorers coming to America

Columbus’ 4 voyages

2. Vasco Da Gama (1460 -1524) • Discovered all water route from Euro to India around Africa • Allowed a way to not rely on a land route to Asia

3. Ferdinand Magellan (1480 -1521) • Circumnavigated the world around in 1519 • Confirmed the Earth was round

Now what? • We will watch a video from History of Mankind. • Handout of questions from 26 and 27 that must be turned in before the end of class! THIS WILL BE GRADED AT THE END OF CLASS