PPT-Why did Europeans go Exploring?

Making Contact Contact Continues Why did the Age of Exploration Occur End of the Dark Ages Renaissance Printing Press Gun powder What was the motivation of the individual explorer conquistador monarch. What do industrialized nations need to expand their economies?. Industrialized nations need natural . r. esources and markets to expand their economies.. Where did European nations compete for colonies in the 19. How did colonial subjects respond?. The answer to both of these questions is shaped by the social and cultural ideologies used to justify the colonial mission.. What is Ideology?. A system of ideas, often a set of principles that form the basis of economic or political policy.. Arrival of Europeans. Europeans were interested in the spice trade. Portuguese were first to reach Southeast Asia in 1511. Dutch set up trading post in 1596.. Dutch pushed out Portuguese and were the main European traders in Southeast Asia. Culture . Clash!. The Aborigines had no idea what to make of the white people. - White people were not part of their ancient stories. - Maybe they were devils or stupid ghosts of their ancestors who could not speak Aboriginal languages. Set Sail . Chapter 2 section 1. . SKILLED VIKING . SAILORS. . The Vikings were the first Europeans to make contact with North America. .. . Leif Eriksson. , the son of Erik the Red, set off for Greenland. . WHY DID THE UNDERWEAR CROSS THE ROADSynopsisJustin’s school is having a contest. You earn points by doing good deeds and the winners will get to go a water park. Justin’s family has nev This Chapter is all about European Countries colonizing weak African Countries and how they used these African countries as a source of raw materials and labour.. What is Imperialism?. Imperialism is when a strong country seizes or colonises a weaker country and then dominates that country.. “God, Glory, and Gold”. Europeans had . (no) . neither. . the. interest . nor the . ability to explore foreign lands.. That changed by the early 1400s.. The desire to . get rich . + . spread Christianity. Aborigines. Origins & Culture. Standards. SS6H8 The student will describe the culture and development of Australia prior to contact with Europeans. . a. Describe the origins and culture of the Aborigines. . What do you notice is different about this map from the ones on the walls? . Why did explorations happen when they did?. A variety of factors all came together to make the time period (1400-1600) the “age of exploration”. 2011. Activity 1. – Mind Map about Life in Africa. Activity 2 . – Answer questions about European trade with Africa. Activity 3 . – Creating images to show why Africans were chosen for slavery. The Arrival of Europeans . The arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean in 1492 had a tremendous impact on the future of that region. The passage below describes that arrival. It is taken from an abridgement of Columbus’ personal journal made by . Columbian Exchange. Native American crops (potatoes & corn) helped improve diets & life expectancy. European grains, horses, & cattle transformed many Indian cultures . European diseases like smallpox & influenza killed 90% of Native Americas . The Age of Exploration. Setting the Stage. Europeans had been exploring via the . Crusades. and with people like Marco Polo. For the most part, Europeans had no . interest. or ability to explore foreign lands.