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Why did explorations happen when they did?. A variety of factors all came together to make the time period (1450-1700) the “age of exploration” Some of these factors were pushes , external forces acting on Europe Some were pulls , motivations and things that attracted the Europeans. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Why did explorations happen when they did?

• A variety of factors all came together to make the time period (1450-1700) the “age of exploration”

• Some of these factors were pushes, external forces acting on Europe

• Some were pulls, motivations and things that attracted the Europeans

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What is the easiest way to remember it all?

• The Three G’s:–Gold–Glory–God

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The First G: Gold• Gold was a hot item that explorers

were looking for, but remember that it is really wealth, not just literal gold that explorers were after.

• Europeans also desired spices – (Da Gama’s voyage to India made

him a 3000% profit!)• Other natural resources - timber,

sugar, tobacco, ivory, etc.• Competition between nation-

states

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The second G: Glory• Came out of the Renaissance

ideal of Humanism, and the focus on individual achievement

• With the rise of the printing press, the idea of gaining fame for one’s actions was more possible and desired

• Also, individual kings wanted glory for their kingdoms.

The Triumph of Fame, a Flemish tapestry from 1502.

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The third G: God• Christians wants to spread

religion – New converts– Right thing to do “white man’s

burden”– Competition amongst religions

• Colonization will become a race to convert native peoples to a particular brand of Christianity– Jesuits (Catholics) are some of

the most active

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How did these explorations begin?

• Prince Henry of Portugal - first to encourage new ship explorations

• Started an institute for seafaring and exploring

• By the time of his death in 1460, Portuguese had sailed as far south as the Gold Coast of West Africa

“Prince Henry the Navigator”

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What were the new technologies that enabled explorations?

• Caravel • Compass, astrolabe,

maps and other technologies from asian and Islamic culture

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What factors were pushing Europeans to explore?

• Decline of Mongol Empire in 1400s made goods from the east harder to get, more expensive

• Fall of Constantinople (1453)

• Desire to get trade goods cheaper.

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Effects of Age of Exploration

• Europe– Growth of wealthy European monarchs– Increased competition (economic = political)