1. Age of Exploration Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School

2. Causes of the Age of Exploration After the Crusades Europeans Wanted Increased Trade With Asia After the Crusades Europeans Wanted Increased Trade With Asia Want Spices Want Spices

3. Causes of the Age of Exploration Europeans Are Looking For Faster Routes to Asia Europeans Are Looking For Faster Routes to Asia

4. Causes of the Age of Exploration 3 G’s 3 G’s Gold-Gain it Gold-Gain it Glory-Get Some Glory-Get Some God-Spread Christianity God-Spread Christianity

5. New Technology Better Ships Better Ships Better Maps Better Maps Astrolabe Astrolabe Sextant Sextant Compass Compass

6. Prince Henry the Navigator Portuguese Prince Portuguese Prince Opened Navigation School in Lisbon, Portugal that trained many of the future explorers. Opened Navigation School in Lisbon, Portugal that trained many of the future explorers.

7. Answer: What are three reasons the Age of Exploration Began? What are three reasons the Age of Exploration Began?

8. Portugal Portugal Dominates European Side of Indian Ocean Trade. Portugal Dominates European Side of Indian Ocean Trade.

9. Results of Age of Exploration Proof Earth is Round-Circumnavigate Proof Earth is Round-Circumnavigate Voyages of Columbus Voyages of Columbus European begin to settle the Americas European begin to settle the Americas Spanish Domination of Latin America Spanish Domination of Latin America Diseases Kill Most of the Population of the Americas Diseases Kill Most of the Population of the Americas

10. Results of the Age of Exploration High Death Rate of the Native Americans Leads to Europeans Bringing African Slave Labor to the Americas High Death Rate of the Native Americans Leads to Europeans Bringing African Slave Labor to the Americas Africans were used by Europeans in the Americas as cheap labor Africans were used by Europeans in the Americas as cheap labor Atlantic Slave Trade-Part of Triangular Trade Atlantic Slave Trade-Part of Triangular Trade

11. Triangular Trade Trade Between Europe, Africa, and the Americas Trade Between Europe, Africa, and the Americas Manufactured Goods, Slaves, and raw materials such as sugar cane. Manufactured Goods, Slaves, and raw materials such as sugar cane.

12. Columbian Exchange Global Transfer of Goods, Animals, Plants, Foods, and Diseases between the Americas and Europe. Global Transfer of Goods, Animals, Plants, Foods, and Diseases between the Americas and Europe.

13. Mercantilism Economic Theory Tied into the Age of Exploration and Colonization. Economic Theory Tied into the Age of Exploration and Colonization. Wealth and Power of a Nation is Measured in Gold, Silver, and number of colonies Wealth and Power of a Nation is Measured in Gold, Silver, and number of colonies Colonies Exist for the Benefit of the Mother Country Colonies Exist for the Benefit of the Mother Country

14. Slave Labor Cheap Labor to Replace Native People that died from diseases. Cheap Labor to Replace Native People that died from diseases. Brought from Africa. Brought from Africa.

15. Encomienda Established by the Spanish in their American Colonies. Established by the Spanish in their American Colonies. Spanish Used Native People as Cheap Labor Spanish Used Native People as Cheap Labor Spanish Converted many Native People to Catholic Religion Spanish Converted many Native People to Catholic Religion

16. Ticket Out the Door What are three causes of the Age of Exploration? What are three causes of the Age of Exploration? How was wealth measured in mercantilism? How was wealth measured in mercantilism? What are three results of the Age of Exploration? What are three results of the Age of Exploration? Why were African Slaves Brought to the Americas? Why were African Slaves Brought to the Americas?