Age of exploration

Age of exploration

Why explore?You have a ten minute FREE WRITING assignment on the following topic.Describe a time that you have explored somewhere before. Tell me the following: Who went exploring with you, where did you explore, what were you looking for, was their any elements of danger, what did you learn from your exploration.Two students will be able to share their writing after ten minutes is up.

Why explore?How much of the world did Europeans know before the Age of Exploration?NOT MUCHOnly knew of Europe, the top of Africa, and some parts of AsiaNorth and South America along with Antarctica and Australia were unknown.

WhEN WAS AGE OF EXPLORATION?This era lasted from around 1450 till about 1750The Renaissance and Reformation was during the same time period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why explore The Renaissance played a huge role with the Age of Exploration

How did it? Dont worry Ill tell you!

Why explore #1 Trade routes were expanding

Why explore #2 Europeans loved items from Asia like

Why explore Nutmeg!

Why explore Peppercorn!

Why explore Cinnamon

Why explore Silk

Why explore A lot of the items Europeans liked came from The Spice IslandsThe Spice Islands is modern day Indonesia Europeans also got spices from China and India!

Why explore The spices were used to cover up rotten food in Europe bc there were no refrigerators yet

Why explore #3 The development of banking

Why explore How does trade routes expanded, European love of Asia items, and banking play a role in The Age of Exploration?

Raise your hand and answer! If you get it correct 50 pieces of candy comes your way

Why explore MORE TRADE ROUTES MORE ITEMS FROM ASIA EUROPEANS LOVE BANKING COUNTRIES GETTING RICH

Why explore Before the Age of Exploration the main route used by Europeans to get items from Asia was The Silk Road

Why explore Silk Road: a route more than 4000 miles long that connects Asia with Europe used by traders (Route Marco Polo used to reach China) Silk Route

Why explore Everything was smooth till 1453!

Why explore The Turks conquered a town called Constantinople and closed down the Silk Road to Europeans (They were Muslim) Fall of Constantinople

Why explore EUROPEANS REALIZED THEY NEEDED A WATER ROUTE TO ASIA BUT WAS IT POSSIBLE?!?!?!?!

SPICES!!!!

EUROPE WAY OVER HERE

Why explore YES! They had better technology and discoveries during The Renaissance time period!

Why explore Invention #1 Caravel: small fast ship invented in 1400s that allowed countries to explore West Africa and into the Atlantic Ocean towards the UNKNOWN!

Why explore #2 Lateen Sails: Sails that are shape and make it easier to sail (lighter)

Why explore #3 Astrolabe: measured the angles of the stars this was the only piece of technology that did this

Why explore #4 Compass: helps figure out which direction they were traveling. Told sailors how many degrees they were sailing.

Why explore #5 Cannons and Guns: They had them and the places they went to did not. Cannons/Guns > bow and arrows

Why explore In closing what led Europeans to explore was a desire for a quick route to all the treasures of Asia and as a result of that desire new continents, people, food, and cultures came into existence to the European people!!!!!!!!!!