1. Unit 4 EK Notes
The Age of Exploration

2. Exploration
Factors contributing to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere
Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe
Support for the diffusion of Christianity
Political and economic competition between European empires
Innovations in navigational arts (European and Islamic origins)-compass, astrolabe, lateen sail, caravel

3. Portugal Portuguese Take the lead in Exploration
Pioneering role of Prince Henry the Navigator-created a navigational school on the coast of Portugal
Bartolomeu Dias-first recorded European trip around the southern tip of Africa
Vasco da Gama- opened direct sea route from Portugal to India

4. Spanish Explorers
Establishment of overseas empires and decimation (destruction) of indigenous (native) populations
Christopher Columbus- tried to find Asia by sailing west, landed in the islands of the Caribbean; his voyage initiated contact between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

5. Spanish Explorers
Ferdinand Magellan- led the voyage which was the first to successfully circumnavigate the globe; he died in the Philippines after becoming involved in a tribal conflict. His crew finished the journey back to Spain.

6. Spanish Explorers
Hernando Cortez- conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

7. Spanish Explorers
Francisco Pizarro-conquistador who conquered the Incas

8. English Explorer
Sir Francis Drake-circumnavigated the globe destroying Spanish ships and holdings

9. French Explorer
Jacques Cartier- explored and claimed the area around Montreal for the French