Causes of Exploration Renaissance ideas of humanism and intellectual progress God Reformation and CounterReformation create desires to convert people to religions Gold Desire for Luxury Goods and ID: 278296
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The Age of ExplorationSlide2
Causes of Exploration
Renaissance ideas of humanism and intellectual progress
God: Reformation and Counter-Reformation create desires to convert people to religions
Gold: Desire for Luxury Goods and WealthGlory: Stood to become famous (and rich!) off of explorationAdvances in TechnologyBetter navigation devices (compass)Shipbuilding improved (larger, faster ships)Slide3
Who Started the Age of Exploration?
Portugal: Prince Henry the Navigator funded many expeditions to the Atlantic Ocean and Africa
Main Goal: Find a water route around Africa to India
Spain: Supported by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Main Goal: Wanted to seek new routes to the East (India and China) Other European Countries will eventually start explorationEnglandThe NetherlandsFrance Slide4
Consequences of the Age of Exploration
Colonialism
one country taking over and settling in land in another region
Starts a larger trend of Europeans moving to the AmericasColumbian ExchangeGlobal exchange of goods, plants, animals and diseases between the Americas and Europe Slide5
The Columbian Exchange
From Europe, Africa, and Asia to the Americas
Cattle
ChickensDonkeysHorsesPigs Bananas Sugary
CoffeeDiseases: Smallpox, Influenza, Measles, Cholera
From the Americas to Europe
Guinea Pigs
Llamas
Turkeys
Beans
Chocolate
Corn
Potatoes
Rubber
Tobacco Slide6
Results of the Columbian Exchange
Crops native to Americas became key parts of the European Diet (Potato in Ireland
later Potato Famine causes many to die)
Improves health of Europeans and Asians b/c of better food choices Increase life expectancy and population growth New economic activities in Americas (coffee plantations, cattle ranches)Introduction of New Diseases dramatically decreases Native American population Slide7
Additional Consequences of the Age of Exploration
Impact on Native American Population
New diseases killed millions of Native Americans
90% of population dies Creation of the Atlantic Slave TradeCaused by decline in Native American populationNeeded greater work force look to Africa15-20 million Africans to Americas