the age of exploration european exploration and expansion chapter 6 1500-1800
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The Age of Exploration
European Exploration and ExpansionChapter 6
1500-1800
European Voyages
Why Explore?
Motives• Imperialism
- Attraction to Asia• Economic
- Spices - Precious Metals
• Religion - wanted to introduce others to their faith
• Adventure/Glory
“God, Glory, and Gold”
Portugal
Portugal cont…
• Vasco de Gama- May 1498- Calicut, India
• Achievement- took control of the Muslim spice trade
industry
Spain
Spanish Explorers
• Christopher Columbus- expedition financed by Queen
Isabella of Spain- in Search of Asia- reached Cuba – October 1492
Spanish Explorers
• Ferdinand Magellan- Sponsored by King Phillip II- Strait of Magellan
Magellan cont…
- Arrived on the Philippine Islands in 1521
- Death, April 1521
Magellan’s Route
Disagreement
• Spain vs. Portugal• Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494
- established a Line of Demarcation
A New World Discovered
• John Cabot- explored the New England coastline
• Amerigo Vespucci- America
Cabot’s Route
Vespucci’s Route
Spanish Explorers to America
• Conquistadors• Hernán Cortes
- Aztec Empire
• Francisco Pizarro- Incan Empire
Spanish Exploration to America
• Settled or Unsettled??• Natives as slaves• Slaves began to decrease
- Why?
- Forced labor- Starvation- DISEASE
Economic Impact
• What was the economic impact of exploration?
- Precious Metals- Gold and Silver- Greed- Mercantilism
- Colonies established- plantations and ranches
- sugar- livestock- tobacco
Economic Impact cont…
• Columbian exchange- the extensive exchange of plants and animals between Europe and America
Impact:
- The Columbian Exchange established trade and transformed economic activity in both worlds
Quiz
Africa
The Slave Trade
• Settlers set up plantations off the coast of Brazil
Slave Trade
• Why were new slaves needed?- Native slave population decrease- African slaves
• Triangular Trading System setup- Europe, Africa, and America
• Middle Passage- The journey of slaves between America and Africa
Triangular Trading System
The Middle Passage
Where did slaves come from?
• Slave markets- slaves were traded for guns, gold, and
otherEuropean goods
• Local rulers sold slaves as a source of income
King Afonso
• King of the Democratic Republicof the Congo
• Reigned from 1506-1545• Devout Christian• Built schools and churches• Did not give into the trade industry
Effects
• Family hardship• Depopulation• Increased warfare• Long-lasting effects -> destroyed cultures
Influence
• Political- new forms of government?
- often remained the same- monarchy
• Cultural- New foods- Religion
Reflection
• Did the Europeans accomplish their motives or did the slave trade cause more trouble than it was worth?
- Write a paragraph response- Give reasons for your opinion
Spice Trade
• Where?- Southeast Asia
Attraction to Asia
• Muslim merchants were first attracted to the spice trade
- Growth of Islam along trade route
• Portuguese
• Dutch
Melaka
Moluccas- Spice Islands
Island of Java
Impact of Europeans on the Mainland
• Thailand• Vietnam
• Successful?- No, Why?
Political unity/stronger government