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Prelude to Exploration

Prelude to Exploration. …. Remember Europe’s Problems?. Remember Europe’s Problems?. Social Backward. Natural Resources. Disease. War. Food Shortage. Problems Solved… ish. Europe’s problems slowly get solved Plague died out Warfare

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Prelude to Exploration

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  1. Prelude to Exploration …

  2. Remember Europe’s Problems?

  3. Remember Europe’s Problems? Social Backward Natural Resources Disease War Food Shortage

  4. Problems Solved…ish • Europe’s problems slowly get solved • Plague died out • Warfare • Black Powder (define) – explosive powder used in cannons and guns • Nationalism (define) – feels of loyalty to your country • King’s power increases as he takes control of the armies • - Food Shortages • Able to get preservatives and food from Asia until Silk Road collapses • Society • Renaissance (define) - A period of re-discovery • Education was more available to more people • New invention, the printing press, allowed education to spread faster and to more people. • Religion was changing!

  5. Reformation • In the Middle Ages everyone in Europe was Catholic • Martin Luther was a Catholic Priest from Germany • Believed the Catholic Church was doing some things wrong • Indulgences (define) – paying money to get forgiveness from sins. Martin Luther said this was wrong. • The Bible was only printed in Latin. Martin Luther said the bible should be printed in everyone’s own language. • Saved by faith. Martin Luther said saved by doing good things (good works) • Posted the 95 Theses on the door of a church in Germany – a list of 95 things the Catholic Church was doing wrong • Catholic Church excommunicated Martin Luther • Luther’s followers left the church and formed lots of different churches • Protestant (define) – any Christian religion that is not Catholic • Reformation (define) – period where churches outside the Catholic church were formed in Europe • Consequences: Religious persecution increases.

  6. One Problem Left… Which problem is left?

  7. Exploration!!! • Europeans STILL need natural resources! • They go exploring • First over land to China, then India • Then by sea to India

  8. What the world looked like in 1489 Source: http://cartographic-images.net/Cartographic_Images/256_Martellus_World_Maps.html

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