Age of Age of ExplorationExploration

1400’s => 1800’s1400’s => 1800’s

Why did the Why did the Europeans Europeans

seek to trade seek to trade with the Far with the Far

East?East?

Why did the Europeans seek to trade with the Far East?

Prince Henry “The Prince Henry “The Navigator”Navigator”• PortugalPortugal

• 14241424

• Began and funded sea navigationBegan and funded sea navigation

• Never left PortugalNever left Portugal

Bartholomeu DiasBartholomeu Dias• PortugalPortugal

• 1487 1487

• Sailed to the Cape of Sailed to the Cape of Storms, 1Storms, 1stst European European to sail around Africato sail around Africa

• Cape of Storms/Cape Cape of Storms/Cape of Good Hopeof Good Hope

Vasco Da GamaVasco Da Gama

• PortugalPortugal

• 1497-14991497-1499

• 11stst European to reach India by an all sea route European to reach India by an all sea route

• IndiaIndia

Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus

• Spain Spain • 1492, 1493, 1498, and 15021492, 1493, 1498, and 1502• Discovered can go west to get to the eastDiscovered can go west to get to the east

◊ Rediscovered the Americas?Rediscovered the Americas?◊ Began the exploitation of the Americas?Began the exploitation of the Americas?

• West IndiesWest Indies

Pedro Alvarez CabralPedro Alvarez Cabral

• Portugal Portugal

• 15001500

• Took control of trade Took control of trade in the Indian Ocean in the Indian Ocean from Arabsfrom Arabs

• India, Indian Ocean India, Indian Ocean & Brazil& Brazil

What was What was the the

significance significance of the Treaty of the Treaty

of of Tordesillas?Tordesillas?

Amerigo VespucciAmerigo Vespucci

• PortugalPortugal

• 15011501

• CartographerCartographer

• Charted the east coast of the AmericasCharted the east coast of the Americas

• Martin Waldseemuller, a German map maker named the Americas after himMartin Waldseemuller, a German map maker named the Americas after him

Vasco Nunez de BalboaVasco Nunez de Balboa

• SpainSpain

• 1509-15131509-1513

• 11stst European to cross European to cross Panama to see the Panama to see the Pacific OceanPacific Ocean

• Panama and the South Panama and the South Sea Sea

Hernan CortesHernan Cortes

• SpainSpain

• 15191519

• ConquistadorConquistador

• Destroyed the AztecsDestroyed the Aztecs

• MexicoMexico

What allowed What allowed the Europeans the Europeans to impose their to impose their

will on the will on the indigenous indigenous

peoples of the peoples of the world?world?

Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan

• SpainSpain

• 1519-15221519-1522

• 11stst expedition to expedition to circumnavigate the worldcircumnavigate the world

• Strait of Magellan, Pacific Strait of Magellan, Pacific Ocean, and the Ocean, and the PhilippinesPhilippines

•Magellan started in Spain

•Died in the Philippines

•His expedition returned to Spain

Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro

• SpainSpain

• 1531-15321531-1532

• ConquistadorConquistador

• Destroyed the Incas in Destroyed the Incas in PeruPeru

• PeruPeru

Jacques CartierJacques Cartier

• FranceFrance

• 1535-15361535-1536

• Claimed eastern Claimed eastern Canada for FranceCanada for France

• QuebecQuebec

Francisco de OrellanaFrancisco de Orellana

• SpainSpain

• 1541-15431541-1543

• Explored the Amazon Explored the Amazon

• Named the Amazon and Amazon RiverNamed the Amazon and Amazon River

• Amazon River & Amazon Rainforest Amazon River & Amazon Rainforest

Willem BarentsWillem Barents

• NetherlandsNetherlands

• 1596-15971596-1597

• Looked for a Looked for a Northeast PassageNortheast Passage

• Barents SeaBarents Sea

Henry Hudson (Part I)Henry Hudson (Part I)

• NetherlandsNetherlands

• 16091609

• Looked for a Looked for a Northwest PassageNorthwest Passage

• Hudson River & Hudson River & New AmsterdamNew Amsterdam

Henry Hudson (Part II)Henry Hudson (Part II)

• EnglandEngland

• 16101610

• Looked for a Looked for a Northwest PassageNorthwest Passage

• Hudson Bay and Hudson Bay and Hudson StraitHudson Strait

What What products did products did

the the Europeans Europeans

introduce to introduce to the the

Americas?Americas?

What What products did products did the Native the Native Americans Americans share with share with

the the Europeans?Europeans?

What What products did products did the Asians the Asians

introduce to introduce to the the

Europeans Europeans and and

Americans?Americans?

What What products did products did the Africans the Africans introduce to introduce to

the the Europeans Europeans

and and Americans?Americans?