Age Discovery

Voyages of Discovery: 1487-1522 C.E. ,[object Object]

Why explore? Three Gs? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

New Technology of Exploration ,[object Object],Compass – NEW! Copied from the Chinese to Muslims to Europe. Always points north. Astrolabe – measures angle of the stars so you can pinpoint your latitude.

Quest for the far East Portugal – nation at the western edge of Spain. First leaders in exploration. Prince Henry the Navigator : Started a school for navigators, and funded early explorers to find a spice route.

How do you get to India? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

African kingdoms concept of slavery… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Need for cheap labor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Does Africa even end? ,[object Object]

All the way! ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Spain claims to already have one!

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen?video_id=o9W1G3Tn31A&l=231&t=OEgsToPDskJe9IIugjcxVlPHqbO56blL&soff=1&sk=kuCHd8OoxdV5emnZ92BsFwC&fs=1&title=1492 (Columbus sighting land)

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Columbus’ later voyages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Columbus Boooo! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Search for a western passage! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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