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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration. Prince Henry the Navigator 1394-1460. Born in Portugal Founded school of navigation and mapmaking, shipbuilding Caravel faster, lighter ship Organized expeditions to explore Africa Believed Asia could be reached by sailing around Africa Actually never sailed!.

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Age of Exploration

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  1. Age of Exploration

  2. Prince Henry the Navigator 1394-1460 • Born in Portugal • Founded school of navigation and mapmaking, shipbuilding • Caravel faster, lighter ship • Organized expeditions to explore Africa • Believed Asia could be reached by sailing around Africa • Actually never sailed!

  3. Christopher Columbus 1451-1506 • Born in Italy • Sailed for Spain • Believed shortest route to Asia(India) could be reached by sailing west across the Atlantic • Landed in the Bahamas, believing he had arrived in India • Discovered a continent unknown to Europeans - “New World”

  4. John Cabot 1450-1499 • Born in Italy • Sailed for England • Sailed west and found modern day Canada • “Newfoundland” explored the Canadian coastline and named many of its islands and capes • Searched for a Northwest passage across North America to Asia (a seaway to Asia) • Britain's claim to Canada

  5. Vasco de Gama 1460-1524 • Born in Portugal • Sailed for Portugal • Set up trading ports along the coast of Africa, increased trade • Was the first to discover a sea route to Asia by reaching India • His success made the spices and riches of Asia available to Europe

  6. Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521 • Born in Portugal • Sailed for Portugal, then Spain • Looking for a shortcut to Asia • His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world-he died on the voyage. • Proved the earth was round • Named the Pacific Ocean

  7. Bartolomieu Dias1457-1500 • Portuguese navigator explored Africa’s coast • Led the first European expedition to sail around Africa's Cape of Good Hope • Opened up lucrative trading routes from Europe to Asia • Sailed near South America on the way to Africa • Among the first Europeans to see Brazil

  8. Bartolomieu Dias’s Voyages

  9. Portuguese Empire • The Age of Exploration marked the beginning of Portuguese imperial power and wealth. At the start of the fifteenth century Portugal had an economy dependent on maritime trade with Northern Europe. Although Portugal lacked the wealth of its contemporaries, it would lead the European community in the exploration of sea routes to the African continent, the Atlantic Islands, and to Asia and South America over the course of the sixteenth century. (1400-1500’s) • Portugal was responsible for starting the slave trade in Africa

  10. Several factors contributed to Portugal becoming the pre-eminent European pioneer in maritime exploration. The first was its geographical position along the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula, which allowed for the natural development of a seafaring tradition. The second was the evolution of a complex maritime economy in which the port cities of Lisbon and Oporto became the commercial centers of the country. The merchant community used these port cities as their base of operations from which they financed the majority of the various exploration and trading ventures. The third was a stable monarchy that encouraged trading and exploration. Portugal had outposts in Africa, India, South Pacific Islands and Japan

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