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The Age of Discovery & Exploration. The Re-Discovery of America. New Navigation Tools Allow Trans-Atlantic Travel. Navigational Schools – taught a new generation of sailors New Ships – The Portuguese Caravel was a revolution in Ocean Travel - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Age of Discovery& Exploration
The Re-Discovery of America
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New Navigation Tools AllowTrans-Atlantic Travel
• Navigational Schools – taught a new generation of sailors
• New Ships – The Portuguese Caravel was a revolution in Ocean Travel
• New Instruments – The Astrolabe helped determine Location while sailing
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Navigational SchoolsPrince Henry of Portugal
“Henry the Navigator”
• Taught sailors how to navigate oceans
• Used new navigational tools to make travel easier
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New Ship Technology
• Portuguese / Spanish Design
• Made long Ocean voyages possible
• Fast, tough ships
• Could hold large amounts of cargo
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New Instruments / Technology
Astrolabe • Technology brought back from the Crusades
• Helped determine Latitude
• Allowed sailors to sail away from the coast
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What Motivated Them?
• God(To Spread Christianity)
• Gold(To Gain Wealth)
• Glory(For the Reputation of their Nation)
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Ferdinand Magellan
Achievements• Portuguese Explorer
• First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe
• Died during Voyage
Magellan’s Voyage1519-1522
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Spain Sends Columbus
• Looking for a trade route to East Asia
(Looking for riches and spices to trade)
• Believes world to be round
• Chooses to sail west from Spain around the world
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Columbus’s Encounter• Explored for Spain
1492
• Looking for East Asia
• He believes he is in India – Mistakenly calls Natives “Indians”