Period when Europeans began to explore the rest of the world.

Improvements in mapmaking, shipbuilding, rigging, and navigation made this possible.

Blue water sailing, not just coastal sailing.

Policy of mercantilism drives exploration.

European monarchs adopt new economic policy

Believed nation’s real wealth was measured in its gold and silver treasure.

Therefore, nations should export more than it imports

Overseas colonies are beneficial to parent country through resources and raw materials. These could be turned into manufactured goods and sold.

Imposed high tariffs on imported good. GOAL: Increase wealth

3 G’s: God, Gold, Glory Find a sea route to Asia for access to

spices: flavor, medicine, and perfumes Expansion: to control a larger empire Furs: valuable in Europe Expand knowledge of the world: Overlaps

Renaissancedesire to learn

New and improved maps Magnetic compass Caravel Astrolabe

After Columbus returned to Spain: King and Queen of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella, appealed to Pope to support their claim of lands in the “New World”

Pope set Line of Demarcation-divided non-European world into two zones. Both countries agreed and signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.

Spain had trade and exploration rights to the West. Portugal to the East. (PEWS)

Spanish Win the Treaty:They get the best Of the deal

Sailed around Cape of Good Hope at southern tip of Africa.

Found route to Indian Ocean

Trade can go from Europe to Asia by sea.

Landed in India in 1498.

Important trade route from Europe to India and East Indies.

His crew made first round-the-world voyage. (circumnavigate)

Magellan was killed in the Philippines, did not make it home.

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The Portuguese explored the Gold Coast

• Southern coast of Africa along the Atlantic = “The Gold Coast”

Believed a shorter route to Asia could be found by sailing westward instead of around Africa.

Found the Caribbean Island.

Massive exchange of plants, animals and diseases.

These things moved between the New and Old Worlds.

Started with Columbus. To the Americas: cows, horses, wheat,

smallpox, plus much more. To Europe: potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco,

corn, plus much more.