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Western Imperial Expansion

This text delves into the motives behind Western imperial expansion, exploring the driving forces of God, Gold, and Glory. It discusses how new maritime technologies and improved navigation tools, such as the astrolabe and mariner’s compass, facilitated exploration. It examines the phases of exploration from Old Imperialism (1492-1776) to New Imperialism (1870s-1945), highlighting significant figures like Columbus, Magellan, and the Treaty of Tordesillas. The text also addresses the outcomes of exploration, including conquests, the Columbian Exchange, and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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Western Imperial Expansion

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  1. Western Imperial Expansion

  2. Motives for Exploration • God….missionary urge • Gold… profit, greed • Glory…adventure and honor

  3. New maritime Technologies Better mapsMercator projection Hartman Astrolabe(1532) Sextant Mariner’s Compass

  4. New Weapons Technology Caravel Wheel-Lock pistol

  5. Phases of Exploration • Old Imperialism , 1492-1776 • New Imperialism, 1870s-1945 Forms • Settlement colonies • Trading empires

  6. Portuagal Prince Henry the Navigator Of the Royal House of Aviz School for Mariners, 1419

  7. Portuguese Explores • Dias • Vasco da Gama • Cabral

  8. Spain Christopher Columbus, 1492

  9. 4 Voyages of Columbus 1492-1504

  10. Amerigo Vespucci 1499-1502

  11. Ferdinand Magellan1st Circumnavigation of the World 1519-1522

  12. Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs VS Montezuma II Cortez

  13. Conquests: the Incas VS Atahualpa Pizarro

  14. The “Columbian Exchange”

  15. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

  16. Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494

  17. European ExplorationClick Link to Animated Map

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