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1. The Age of Exploration Exploring the Americas 1400-1625

3. Marco Polo Wrote a book called…. Polo’s Travels.. Told the story of exotic lands and people, cities and riches

4. New land?????Thanks Marco…. New Items start to show up in the market place… Merchants could make a fortune selling these new goods…. Cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and silk

5. New Ideas…it is called a what...?

6. Renaissance Period of artistic creativity Period of Intellectual Creativity Encouraged Europeans to set new goals and paved way for ……

7. Exploration

8. Powerful Nations 1400s Spain Portugal England France Established national Laws Courts Taxes Armies

9. I am King/Queen ...And I want Money = Power

10. How do I get this POWER Increase Trade Make country Stronger Wealthier Money Equals Power

11. Tecnology’s Impact Better maps Astrolabe Better ships Caravel

12. A GPS in the 1400s This item measured the stars to help the explorers. This item could be considered a front runner to today’s GPS System.

13. You mean I don’t have to rewrite It In the 1450s …the

14. Advancement led to Increased Exploration And created Diversity