1. Age of Exploration

2. New Inventions Cartography- the making of maps
Lateen sail-triangular sail that was of decisive importance to medieval navigation
Compass- instrument used to guide explorers
Astrolabe- medieval instrument used for navigation
Post Ship Rutter- device for governing, directing, or guiding a course
Harrison’s Clock- tool used to determine longitude

3. Reasons for Exploration
Looking for spices, gold, heroic expeditions, convert people to Christianity and looking for land for expanding populations
Portuguese go South to find these spices along the coast of Africa and the Spanish go West to find these spices. Spain had been weakened by the Spanish Inquisition.
Mercantilism- policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imports in order to build its supply of gold and silver

4. Line of Demarcation- line created by Pope to divide up the new lands that were being discovered between Spain and Portugal
Spain received the rights to the land West of the line and Portugal received the land East of the line. Agreement was made with the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Spain, France and England look for a ‘Northwest passage’ to Asia.
Columbian Exchange- the global exchange of goods, ideas, plants, and animals and disease that began with Columbus’ exploration of the Americas

5. Triangle Trade

6. Triangle Trade Trade between Europe, Africa and Americas
Luxury goods went to Africa, slaves went to America and materials went to Europe
Things that were traded; slaves, diseases, guns, coffee, sugar, pigs, horses.