Motivations for Exploration
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-People wanted more money.
-Demands for these goods were greater than the supply, merchants could charge high prices and make a great profit.
-Demands for these goods were greater than the supply, merchants could charge high prices and make a great profit.
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-People wanted to spread Christianity across the globe.
-European countries believed that they had a sacred duty not only to continue fighting Muslims, but also to convert non-Christians throughout the world
-European countries believed that they had a sacred duty not only to continue fighting Muslims, but also to convert non-Christians throughout the world
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-The opportunity to become famous.
-If you discovered something or somewhere important to make products people would remember you.
-If you discovered something or somewhere important to make products people would remember you.
King John ll of Portugal
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-John the second resigned as king of Portugal at this time.
-John stole the the maps and the charts from Columbus.
-King john sent out a vessel but they can back due to bad weather.
-Columbus took his son to Spain when he left Portugal.
-John stole the the maps and the charts from Columbus.
-King john sent out a vessel but they can back due to bad weather.
-Columbus took his son to Spain when he left Portugal.
The boy Columbus
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-Christopher Columbus lived in Italy as a young boy.
-When Columbus was in school he was speaking Latin.
-Columbus was only 14 years old when he made his first voyage "Upon the Great Blue Sea".
-When Columbus was in school he was speaking Latin.
-Columbus was only 14 years old when he made his first voyage "Upon the Great Blue Sea".
Extra on the Age of Exploration
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-Before European explorers circumnavigated the globe,Italy had a monopoly on trade with Asia.
-Exploration and trade led to the Commercial Revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
-A magnetic compass was used to guide the ships in the right direction.
-An astrolabe was used to measure latitude.
-Prince Henry "the navigator" began European explorations.
-the Americas are conventionally called the "New World".
-Exploration and trade led to the Commercial Revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.
-A magnetic compass was used to guide the ships in the right direction.
-An astrolabe was used to measure latitude.
-Prince Henry "the navigator" began European explorations.
-the Americas are conventionally called the "New World".
The Atlantic Slave Trade
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-Asia and Europe were the ones that traded.
-Slaves were being traded.
-The slaves were then sent to the Americas.
-Slaves were being traded.
-The slaves were then sent to the Americas.
The Colombian Exchange and Global Trade
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-Tomatoes, corn, and potatoes left the Americas and went to places like Europe, Africa, and Asia.
-Bananas, black eyed peas, and yams were being sent to the Americas from Africa.
-Cattle, pigs, and horses were also being sent to the Americas from Europe.
-Bananas, black eyed peas, and yams were being sent to the Americas from Africa.
-Cattle, pigs, and horses were also being sent to the Americas from Europe.