The Europeans were interested in these Chinese products Silk and porcelain ceramics In 1419 he started a school of navigation Sea captains mapmakers and navigators met and exchanged ideas there ID: 531322
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Age of Discovery Slide2
______________- The Europeans were interested in these Chinese productsSlide3
Silk and porcelain (ceramics)Slide4
______________- In 1419, he started a school of navigation. Sea captains, mapmakers, and navigators met and exchanged ideas there.Slide5
1419
Prince Henry the NavigatorSlide6
What are the main reasons that Europeans began exploring?Slide7
Gold, God, and GlorySlide8
_________ ___________
succeeded
in
convincing Spain
to
fund his exploration west to find Asia.
his voyage.
1486 ADSlide9
Christopher ColumbusSlide10
______________- This ship helped in allowing explorers travel long distances. It had either triangle or squared shaped sails, or both, that allowed it to sail against the wind. Slide11
CaravelSlide12
C Slide13
compassSlide14
Astrolabe
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__________- A navigational instrument used to determine the altitude of the sun or other celestial bodies.
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In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue. He landed in the Caribbean Islands, but thought he was in Asia.
1492Slide17
Christopher ColumbusSlide18
In 1498, This Portuguese explorer found a sea route to Asia. He led a ship around Africa, to India, and back.
1498Slide19
Vasco da GamaSlide20
This explorer circumnavigated (sailed completely around) the world, well almost.
1519-1521Slide21
Ferdinand MagellanSlide22
In 1519, this man
lead
an expedition to the Yucatan peninsula. Within two years he would conquer the Aztec Empire.
1519Slide23
Hernando CortesSlide24
In 1532, This man conquered the entire Incan Empire with less than 200 men.
1532Slide25
PizzaroSlide26
______________- people with mixed Spanish and Native American blood.Slide27
MestizosSlide28
The Spanish also formed large farms and mines that used natives as slave labor. This system was known as
___________.Slide29
Encomienda systemSlide30
Triangular Trade
1632-1808
_________________________- This was the name given to the trading route used by European merchants who exchanged goods with Africans for slaves, shipped the slaves to the Americas, sold them and brought goods from the Americas back to Europe. Slide31
Triangular TradeSlide32
M
______________
P
_________________- part of the Triangular Trade where Africans were sent to the Americas to be slaves.Slide33
Middle PassageSlide34
This picture depicts the ______________________Slide35
Columbian Exchange