European Exploration

What are the three G's?

• Silver, Success, and Spirit

• Diamond, Desire, and Divinity

• Gold, Glory, and God

How was God a reason for European Exploration?

• Explorers were motivated by the desire to find new trade routes.

• Explorers were seeking personal fame and glory.

• Many explorers believed they were carrying out God's mission to spread Christianity.

How was glory a reason for European exploration?

• European countries wanted to gain prestige and power

• European countries wanted to spread Christianity

• European countries wanted to establish trade routes

How was gold a reason for European exploration?

• Gold was not a reason for European exploration.

• Gold was used as a currency by European explorers.

• To become rich, to control trade, to get cheaper spices.

What did India have that European countries wanted more cheaply?

• tea
• spices
• silk

Which country successfully reached India by boat?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• The Netherlands

What are the 3 technologies Europeans used to explore the world?

• compass, astrolabe, caravel
• telescope, compass, submarine
• binoculars, sextant, airplane

Put in Chronological order (which came 1st, 2nd, and 3rd)

• The global exchange of goods called the Columbian Exchange brought new things to 

    both  the Eastern Hemisphere (Old World) and the Western Hemisphere (New World)

  
  

• Columbus “discovered” America while trying to find a shortcut to Asia

• Portuguese adapted the following technologies: The Caravel, The Astrolabe, and The Compass

  
  

Why was the Caravel ship an important innovation?

• It could sail against the wind

• It was big enough to store spices

• It was slow

What was the importance of the astrolabe in European exploration?

• It allowed sailors to communicate with other ships.

• It allowed sailors to determine their latitude at sea.

• It provided a way to measure distance traveled.