The Age of Exploration

The Age of ExplorationTrade With AsiaSilks and Spices- Europeans wanted to trade with Asia, especially China and India. Since the Middle Ages Europeans have being and have wanted to trade with China.Silk Road closedIn 1453, the Silk Road came to a screeching halt for European Traders.The Ottoman Turks Captured Constantinople.The land route to Asia was closed to the Europeans.

Sea Route PossibleTechnology- Thanks to technology, the Europeans could make ocean voyages1) The Caravel Ship2) The Magnetic compass3) The astrolabe determined latitude.Christopher Columbus First VoyageBy Robert McCormackColumbus Christopher Columbus sailed westward to reach Asia. Instead he landed in the Americas*. Columbus was significant for two major reasons: He landed on two continents that Europe did not know existed. He was the first person to establish a long-term relationship between Europe and the Americas. The sharing of goods and ideas between the New World and the Old World is known as the Columbian Exchange.

First Voyage

Amerigo VespucciSam Mandelman

The two continents Vespucci traveled was from Europe to South America.Two continents

Vespucci believed he found India but he didnt. He discovered America and called the people indians because he thought he discovered india.He named the land America after his first name Amergo. North and South America are the two continents.New World

Map of Vespucci voyageFerdinand MagellanBy: Eric Lohsen

Important places that Magellan passed

1. Sanlucar de barrameda2. Canary islands3. Cape verde islands4. Santa lucia bay5. Rio de solis6. Puerto san julian7. Ladrones islands8. Homonhon9. Limasawa10. Cebu11. Palawan12. Brunei13. Tidore14. Ambon islands15. Timore16. Cape of good hopeInformationMagellan started his voyage in Portugal in the year 1519, he was also the first to circumnavigate the globe.He went around the Horn (southern tip of south America), through the straight of Magellan. Then across the Pacific oceanHe also named the Pacific OceanWhen he died on the trip, 18 members of his crew finished the voyageIts time for Animaniacs!!!

Hernan CortezPedro Gil12/19/12

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16The Age of ExplorationThis slide can be used as a background before the presentation begins. 171519- Cortez sailed sailed to mexico and conquered the Aztecs. His victory opened North America to spanish rule18AftermathAfter he conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico, he stole their silver and gold and had it sent back to Spain. He also took some natives and made them slaves after almost killing all of them. He was known as a hero in his country.

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Background InformationBorn: 1485, MedelinDied: December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la CuestaNationality: SpanishChildren: 2Books: 5 Letters

20Thats My Presentation onHernan Cortez

BY: ERIC FARNHAGENPIZARROHIS VOYAGE!

Pizarro

Pizarro sail to Peru and conquer the Inca.His conquest of Peru opened South America to Spanish Rule.

PizarroConquered Inca Empire in the Andes Mountain of Peru. Sent Gold and Silver back to Spain.

Jacques Cartier By Katie Stern

John Cartier

John Cartier was from FranceIn 1535 he sailed up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, CanadaHe claimed that Canada belonged to FranceHe sailed the waterway that connects the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean

The results of age of explorationEuropeMade Europe rich Focused on trading across the AtlanticSpain controlled the Atlantic Ocean The treaty of Tordesillas was the pope in 1494 gave Latin America to Spain, Brazil, Africa, and Asia to PortugalCartography- Mapmakers made new maps

AmericansColumbian Exchange- trade between Europe and the Americans

Epidemics- Native people died of Europeans diseases

AfricaThe Atlantic slave trade-The Europeans enslaved African Americans to work in America

AsiaTrading Posts- The Portuguese set up trading in Africa and Asia The WorldImperialism- The Europeans power over Asia, Africa, and the Americans

Colonialism- Each had an empire of colonies. Each took on a culture of the mother country

The Commercial Revolution- Mercantilism is government controlled the foreign trade of the importance of the military security of the country