Exploration and Expansion The Atlantic Slave Trade Ms. James.
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Exploration a nd Expansion. 13 th Century. Marco Polo traveled to China. Motives. “Gold, glory, and God” Religious zeal (spreading Christianity) Adventure Riches. Portugal. 1420 Prince Henry the Navigator 1488 Bartholomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Explorationand
Expansion
13th Century
Marco Polo traveled to China
Motives “Gold, glory, and God”
Religious zeal (spreading Christianity) Adventure Riches
Portugal 1420 Prince Henry the
Navigator 1488 Bartholomeu Dias
rounded the Cape of Good Hope
1498 Vasco da Gama reached India by sailing around Africa
1500 Pedro Alvares reached Brazil, claimed it for Portugal
Spain Christopher Columbus believed he
could reach Asia (Indies) by sailing west
Treaty of Tordesillas
1494 Line of Demarcation
North/South separated unexplored lands between Spain and Portugal
1501
Amerigo Vespucci
Balboa Discovered the Pacific Ocean
Magellan
First to circumnavigate the world
(left) Ferdinand Magellan, (right) Discovery of Magellan Strait by an unknown artist
Conquistadors Spanish soldiers, explorers, and
fortune hunters
Cortes Cortes conquered the Aztecs and
their King Montezuma II (1521)
Spanish advantages
Superior weapons Help of various native
groups disease
Defeat of Inca Pizarro and
about 200 Conquistadors defeated Inca with a force of 30,000 led by Atahualpa
Mestizo
Mixed Spanish and Native American descent
The Columbian Exchange
Exploration and Expansion•13th Century Marco Polo traveled to China•East (Asia) expensive spices which were needed to preserve and flavor foodMotives- Religious zeal (spread Christianity), riches and adventure•“God, glory, and gold”Portugal•1420 Portugal Prince Henry the navigator•1488 Bartholomeu dias rounded the cape of Good Hope•1498 Vasco da Gama reached India (spices) by sailing around Africa•1500 Alvares reached Brazil claimed it for PortugalSpain Christopher Columbus (Italian) believed he could reach Asia by sailing west The islands he explored he called the Indies•Line of Demarcation- (1494) Treaty of Tordesillas ran North- South •separating unexplored lands between Spain and Portugal•John Cabot explored New England coastline for England•Amerigo Vespucci-Traveled coast of South America, He claimed (in letters) this was not Asia but a New World. The land was named after him, America
