3. The Search for Spices

4. As Europe’s population grew the demand for trade increased
Renaissance
Pushes Europe
Ahead- Causes Europeans
to look outward

5. Spices were the most valued items
Cinnamon
Cloves
Nutmeg
Pepper

6. The Spice Islands
The chief source of spices
found in Southeast Asia

7. Traders
Italian and Muslim traders controlled trade between Europe and Asia

8. Direct Route
Europeans searched for a direct route to Asia

9. The spirit of the Renaissance
Motivated by this spirit of adventure explorers set out

10. New Technologies
Allows Europeans to expand their explorations

11. 1. Cartographers
Map-makers
Created more accurate sea charts

12. 2. Astrolabe
Used to determine latitude at sea

13. 3. Caravel
Combined square and triangular sails

14. Portugal
Led the way in exploration
Why?

15. Henry the Navigator Portuguese Prince
Sent ships to explore and map western Africa

18. Sea Monsters?

19. Cape of Good Hope The southernmost tip of Africa
Discovered by Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Diaz

20. Vasco da Gama
Portuguese sailor that rounded the Cape of Good Hope and reached India

21. Scurvy A disease caused by the lack of vitamin C
Caused many sailors to die along the long journeys

22. Christopher Columbus An Italian Catholic
Like most educated Europeans, knew the world was a sphere but was unsure how large it was

23. Queen Isabella United Spain and defeated the Muslims
granted Columbus three ships to find a shorter route to Asia
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria

24. October 12, 1492 Columbus lands in the Caribbean
He has “discovered” a new continent

25. New Explorers
Columbus is soon joined by Portuguese explorers

26. Spain vs. Portugal Spain and Portugal gobbled up much of the Caribbean
The first to land on a new island, the first to claim it

27. Pope Alexander VI
The Pope stepped in to stop the building frustration between Spain and Portugal

28. The Line of Demarcation
Drew a line down the current map of the Caribbean
Spain would control all land west of the line
Portugal would control all land east of the line

29. Portugal accidentally discovers Brazil
Portugal is overjoyed that the new land is on the East side of the line
What they don’t know is how vast the land to the west is

30. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Spanish explorer that hacked through the forests of Panama
Discovers the Pacific Ocean

31. Magellan Maps the Eastern side of South America
Rounds the tip of South America
named the strait of Magellan

32. He Keeps Going!
Magellan crosses the Pacific and lands in the Philippines

33. Filipino war
Magellan befriends a local leader and helps him fight a war with their neighboring tribe
Magellan dies in the fighting

34. Magellan's crew Returns to Spain
The first crew to circumnavigate the globe
Circumnavigate – travel around the world

35. The other Europeans scramble
The French, English, and Dutch send explorers to claim other lands in the Western Hemisphere…
and eventually the rest of the world!