The Age of Discovery & Exploration

1. The Age of Discovery& Exploration The Re-Discovery of America

2. New Navigation Tools AllowTrans-Atlantic Travel • Navigational Schools – taught a new generation of sailors • New Ships – The Portuguese Caravel was a revolution in Ocean Travel • New Instruments – The Astrolabe helped determine Location while sailing

3. Navigational Schools Prince Henry of Portugal “Henry the Navigator” • Taught sailors how to navigate oceans • Used new navigational tools to make travel easier

4. New Ship Technology • Portuguese / Spanish Design • Made long Ocean voyages possible • Fast, tough ships • Could hold large amounts of cargo

5. New Instruments / Technology Astrolabe • Technology brought back from the Crusades • Helped determine Latitude • Allowed sailors to sail away from the coast

6. What Motivated Them? • God(To Spread Christianity) • Gold(To Gain Wealth) • Glory(For the Reputation of their Nation)

7. Ferdinand Magellan Achievements Magellan’s Voyage 1519-1522 • Portuguese Explorer • First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe • Died during Voyage

8. Spain Sends Columbus • Looking for a trade route to East Asia (Looking for riches and spices to trade) • Believes world to be round • Chooses to sail west from Spain around the world

9. Columbus’s Encounter • Explored for Spain 1492 • Looking for East Asia • He believes he is in India – Mistakenly calls Natives “Indians”