“They once made Chuck Norris toilet paper…but it wouldn’t take crap from anyone.”
Chuck Norris Fact:. “They once made Chuck Norris toilet paper…but it wouldn’t take crap from anyone.”. A Whole New World. Great Moments in Sailing. The Vikings The Chinese Zheng He. New Sailing Techniques. All allowed for the sailing of great distances The Caravel Compass Astrolabe
“They once made Chuck Norris toilet paper…but it wouldn’t take crap from anyone.”
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Chuck Norris Fact: “They once made Chuck Norris toilet paper…but it wouldn’t take crap from anyone.”
Great Moments in Sailing • The Vikings • The Chinese • Zheng He
New Sailing Techniques • All allowed for the sailing of great distances • The Caravel • Compass • Astrolabe • Sextant • This now makes trade profitable by sea
Early Explorers How is this for a pick up line: Baby…I would travel around the world for you • European in search of Gold, Glory & God • Bartolomeu Dias – Africa • Vasco da Gama – Africa & India • Christopher Columbus - Caribbean • Ferdinand Magellan – The World • Hernando Cortes – Mexico • Francisco Pizarro – Peru • Juan Ponce de Leon – Florida • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado – SW USA • Jacques Cartier – Canada • Samuel de Champlain – Canada • Sieur de La Salle – Mississippi River
Indian Ocean Trade • Lucrative Trade Ports in the Indian Ocean • Nutmeg • Ginger • Cinnamon • Pepper • Silks
Triangular Trade • Africa – West Indies – Europe • North America eventually gets involved as well • Trade tons of goods between the three locations • Controlled by Spain
Portugal & Spain • Portugal dominates the Spice trade in the Indian Ocean • Henry the Navigator • Spain dominates the Triangular Trade Route • Christopher Columbus • Treaty of Tordesillas • Line of Demarcation
Pirates • With lots of money & goods traveling between the Americas & Europe, somebody has to be interested • Black Beard • Calico Jack • Anne Bonny • Black Bart Roberts Check out my crazy eyes!
Guns, Germs & Steel • Europeans easily conquered the natives due to three main items • Jared Diamond wrote a book about the effects these items have had on the world throughout history • Reading the book or watching the documentary is Extra Credit