The Age of Discovery& Exploration

The Re-Discovery of America

New Navigation Tools AllowTrans-Atlantic Travel

• Navigational Schools – taught a new generation of sailors

• New Ships – The Portuguese Caravel was a revolution in Ocean Travel

• New Instruments – The Astrolabe helped determine Location while sailing

Navigational SchoolsPrince Henry of Portugal

“Henry the Navigator”

• Taught sailors how to navigate oceans

• Used new navigational tools to make travel easier

New Ship Technology

• Portuguese / Spanish Design

• Made long Ocean voyages possible

• Fast, tough ships

• Could hold large amounts of cargo

New Instruments / Technology

Astrolabe • Technology brought back from the Crusades

• Helped determine Latitude

• Allowed sailors to sail away from the coast

What Motivated Them?

• God(To Spread Christianity)

• Gold(To Gain Wealth)

• Glory(For the Reputation of their Nation)

Ferdinand Magellan

Achievements• Portuguese Explorer

• First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe

• Died during Voyage

Magellan’s Voyage1519-1522

Spain Sends Columbus

• Looking for a trade route to East Asia

(Looking for riches and spices to trade)

• Believes world to be round

• Chooses to sail west from Spain around the world

Columbus’s Encounter• Explored for Spain

1492

• Looking for East Asia

• He believes he is in India – Mistakenly calls Natives “Indians”