1. Homework Current events project due Monday EA #1 due tomorrow.

2. Question #1 Three G’s 1.God → Convert new people to Christianity 2.Gold → New trade routes to Asia, new markets, spices, raw materials 3.Glory → Gain colonies (symbol of power), seek adventure and fame.

3. Question #3 Better understanding of the world (cartography) New technology: (1) Caravel ships (2) Navigational tools (astrolabe, magnetic compass) (3) Triangular sails (can sail against the breeze)

4. Question #5 Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460): - Wants to find a sea route to Asia (get spices, gold, jewels) - Sets up a navigation school for map makers, shipbuilders, sea captains - Establishes trading posts along western coast of Africa (gains ivory, gold, slaves)

5. Question #5 Bartolomeu Diaz (1488) First European to go around the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)

6. Question #5 Vasco da Gama (1498): Reaches the shores of India, direct sea route to Asia finally achieved! Pedro Cabral (1500): Claimed Brazil for Portugal, established a trading post in Calicut, India.

7. Concluding Question Of all the political, religious and technological factors that existed in European society during the 15 th century, which one do you think was most important in making the Age of Exploration a success? Why?