Age of Exploration

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Age of Exploration
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Reasons for Exploration

• God
• Gold
• Glory

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Sailing Technology

• Triangular Sails
• Origin Mediterranean Sea
• Impact Sail into the wind

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Sailing Technology

• Compass
• Origin China
• Impact Tool used for navigation

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Sailing Technology

• Sextant
• Origin Middle East
• Impact Navigation tool used for latitude and
  longitude

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Explorers

• Dias
• Country Portugal
• Discovery Cape of Good Hope
• Impact Possible trade route to Asia

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Explorers

• Da Gama
• Country Portugal
• Discovery India
• Impact Trade route to India

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Explorers

• Columbus
• Country Spain
• Discovery East Indies/ America
• Impact New World and colonies

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Explorers

• Magellan
• Country Spain
• Discovery Circumnavigated the globe
• Impact World is round

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Explorers

• Cortez
• Country Spain
• Discovery Conquered Aztecs
• Impact Expanded Spanish wealth/ colonies

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Explorers

• Pizarro
• Country Spain
• Discovery Conquered Inca
• Impact Expanded Spanish Empire

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Columbian Exchange

• Global transfer of foods, plants, and animals
  during the colonization of the Americas