JC The Age of Exploration

JC The Age of Exploration

1. Reasons for the Age of Exploration

   • To Spread Christianity
   • To Gain New Routes
   • To Gain an Empire
   • To Gain Wealth

2. New Insturments

   • Astrolabe
   • Quadrant
   • Compass
   • Log and Line
   • Lead and Line

3. Portuguese Explorers

   • Vasco De Gama
     • Discovered route to India
   • Prince Henry
     • (The Navigator)
     • Set up school of navigation
   • Bartholemew Diaz
     • Reached the tip of Africa

4. Christopher Colombus

   • Sailed west to reach the east
   • Discovered Cuba, Hispanola and San Salvador
   • Discovered America and the Pacific without knowing

5. The Conquistadors

   • (Conquerers)
   • Took over Civilisations
   • C.A.M
     • Cortes
     • Aztecs
     • Mexico
   • P.I.P
     • Pizarro
     • Incas
     • Peru