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The Age of Exploration and Discovery
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History (Age of Exploration and Discovery) Mind Map on The Age of Exploration and Discovery, created by texttoffee on 10/05/2014.
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junior cert
the age of exploration and diiscovery
1450-1650
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age of exploration and discovery
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The Age of Exploration and Discovery
Portuguese
Sailed East
India
Prince Henry
WAS NOT AN EXPLORER
Son of King John of Portugal
Prince Henry the Navigator
Set up a school of navigation - Sagres
Sierra Leone - Africa
1460 - death
Bartholomew Diaz
1487 reached cape of storms - later the cape of good hope because there was now hope in reaching India.
Vasco da Gama
Malindi - Kenya
Arab pilot to Caliut India
Returned with great quantities of cloves, cinnamon and other spies
And jewels,rubies and precious stones
Spanish
Sailed West
Columbus
Believed the world was round
By sailing west into the Atlantic ocean he would discover a sea-route to china and India
italian
Prince Ferdinand and Queen Isabella - Sponser
7 years pleading
paid for 3 ships
a nao - Santa Maria and caravels - the Nina and the Pinta
The Pinzon brothers commanded the Nina and The Pinta
Food for the journey - salted meat,bread,dried fruit,beans,garlic,wine
3rd August - Palos departured
Reached the CANARY ISLANDS to take on supplies
33 days later landed on SAN SALVADOR
claimed for Spain.
Later they explored Jamaica,Hispaniola and Cuba
Referred to the people as Indians as he thought he was in India
remarked 'they ought to make good servants'
Santa Maria was wrecked,The 'Indians' helped rebuild it
Returned to Palos with the remaining two ships and a llittle gold,parrots and 6 kidnapped 'Indians'
Was given the title of 'Admiral of the Sea'
Died a bitter and disappointed man
Why did people want to explore new trade routes?
Greed,power and glory
Control of 'new lands'
Supply Gold,slaves,agricultural land,spies
Leaders of voyages were promised riches and posh titles
Christopher Columbus
Safer and cheaper trade
The Spice Islands
Turkish Empire
Cloves,cinnamon,peppers,ginger
Spices were used to preserve food and in medicines
Silks - China
Jewels - India
Religion
Convert people to Christianity
Believed Christianity was the one true religion
The Renaissance Spirit
Questioning Spirit
Confidence in their abilities
Adventure
Prester John-African King (myth)
To defeat the turks
Crusades
Old Enemies
What made voyages possible?
Ships
Naos - larger ships towards the end of the 15th century.
Caravels
Square Sails
Clinker Built
Large rudders
Triangular lateen sails
Tack or sail against the wind
Aids to Navigation
Compass told the direction
Log and Line measured speed
Swinging the lead - Depth of the water
Astrolabe/Quadrant
calculate latitude
Stars
portolan chartrs - accurate coastal charts
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