Early Exploration
and
Collision of Cultures
The Expansion of Europe
The Age of __________
Distinguishing characteristics of modern period
The __________
Renewed interest in __________
Progress in __________
Growth in __________ and __________
Rise of __________ - __________
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery began in the early
15th century and continued through the early 17th century.
During this time period, European ships sailed the world
searching for new trade routes and new business associates with
which to strengthen capitalism in Europe, but they also were in
search of trading goods such as gold, silver and spices. Rooted in
new technologies and ideas growing out of the Renaissance,
including advances in cartography, navigation, firepower and
shipbuilding, Europeans “discovered” peoples and mapped lands
previously unknown to them. The Age of Exploration impacted
world history as it finished the transformation of Europe and
Europeans from the Dark Ages into world travelers and began the
transformation of the world from seven separate continents to a
more aware, involved sphere with a much more inclusive
worldwide scope.
Distinguishing
characteristics of modern
period
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Rise of an __________ __________
Growth of _____, _____, and modern __________
Decline of __________
Rise of __________ - __________
Protestant __________ and Catholic __________ __________
The Renaissance
__________
__________
__________
__________
Renaissance of __________ - __________
Renewed Interest in Learning
Rediscovery of _______ _____ – A Rebirth of
Classical _______ and ________ from Greece
and Rome
Rebirth of Secular Learning
Impact of Movable Type and the Printing Press
Progress in Navigation
Ancient Concepts of Geography
• Pythagorus taught the earth was round as early as
the 6th century BC
• By 3rd century BC, men had closely calculated
diameter of the earth
__________ – critical for _________ _________
__________ – critical for _________ _________
Astrolabe
Growth in Trade and Towns
Development of the __________ __________
Widened horizons provided by __________
__________ that shared __________
Rise of Nation States
Centralized:
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ were natural allies of __________
Christopher
Columbus
The Voyages of Columbus
First Voyage - 1492
Second Voyage - 1493
Third Voyage - 1498
Fourth Voyage - 1503
Treaty
of
Tordesillas
The Great Biological Exchange
__________
__________
__________
__________
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
The Spanish Conquest of the New
World
Spanish Advantages
Cortés and other conquistadores
Spanish exploration and early settlement in North
America
Spanish patterns in the southwestern United States
Hernán
Cortés
Spanish Explorations: 1513-1543
Growth of the
Spanish
Empire
The Protestant Reformation
Early causes and spread of the movement
__________ __________
Impact of __________
Reformation in __________
Challenges to the Spanish Empire
__________ __________
_________ opposition to Spain
__________ efforts
Sir Francis Drake
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
1588
Sir Walter Raleigh
and the Lost Colony