Exploration & voyages of discovery · 2019. 8. 10. · voyages. Astrolobes: A circular instrument...
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Exploration & voyages of discovery
WhydidElizabethwanttoexploretheworldandhowwasitpossible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfTdnWLMLDA BlackAdder
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As we know, relying just on Antwerp is not ideal, especially after the Trade Embargo of 1563 and the ongoing troubles with Spain and the Netherlands! We probably need to expand our opportunities. We probably need to find some new products to sell as well and new markets!
I also think we need compete with the other European powers in acquiring overseas colonies, I like the sound of an Empire, how about the English Empire?...
John Hawkins and Drake talk about new crops, animal skins and precious metals in the new world! That’s where we’ll start…
Whatarethe2mainreasonforElizabethseekingnewmarketsandproductsandwhatnewproductshassheheardof?Answerinfullsentences…
”ThefirstreasonElizabethhadforseekingnewmarketsandproductstosellwas [addyourinformationhere]Aswellasthatshealsofeltitwouldbebeneficialto[andhere]SomeoftheproductsshehadheardoffromDrakeandHawkinswas [andhere]”Ex
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Howwillshefundthisnewexploration&conquest?
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Clue:Investment:Elizabethandhercourtiersinvestedtheirownmoneyintothesevoyages,whilstrisky,therewardswerehuge!ElizabethwassurethattherewouldbemuchtodiscoverfurtherintoAmerica,wheretherehadbeenlittleexploration!
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Thinkbacktoyr8– Whattopicdidwedothatmighthelpunderstandwhythisexplorationwassosuccessful?
KnightedforhiseffortsagainsttheArmada,butalsohisinfluenceasanavigator,slavetrader,andtheEnglishNavy,especiallyadvisingElizabethtobuildsmallermoremanoeuvrable ships.
HebroughthomewithhimaftersellingtheAfricanslavesginger,animalhides,sugarandpearls,makinghugeprofitsforhimselfandhisinvestors.
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Stickthisinyourbooks,welladdmoreinformationaswegothroughthislesson.
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ManyyoungElizabethans,especiallyfromtheGentryandnobility,wentonvoyagesofdiscoveryinthehopesofmakingtheirfortunesandadventure.
Navigationadvances:
Becamemuchmoreprecisewithamuchsimpler wayofusingthesuntocalculatethesailingdirectionofashipleadingtomuchsaferandfastervoyages.
Astrolobes:Acircularinstrumentusedbysailorstohelpwithnavigation
Quadrant:Similartoanastrolobe,butintheshapeofaquartercircle
Theseinventionsallowedforlongerandmoreaccuratevoyagesusingthestars.Thesejourneyswererecorded,andprintedusingtheprintingpressforotherstofollow
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Improvednavigationandrecordsofvoyagesledtomoreaccuratemaps.TheMercator mapusedlongitudeandlatitudetoaccuratelyplotwherelandswere.Explorersnowhadamorerealisticmaptoplantheirvoyagesandtheprintingpressbroughtaboutastandardised mapreducingmistakes.
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• Newshipyardswerebuiltmeaningmoreships!
• Largermorestableshipsmeantlongerjourneyswerepossible
• Largershipsalsomeanttheycouldcarrymorecargo
• Bowsandsternswereloweronthesenewshipsmakingthemmorestableinroughseas
• Fastermoremanoeuvrableshipsduetodifferentsailtypes.
• Moremastsandsailsallowedforlonger,fasterandmoreaccuratevoyages.
• Betterfirepowerduetothecanontechnologyallowedforgooddefences againstpiracyandtheSpanish
Addournotestoyourpictureofthisship
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Drake’scircumnavigationsummary: 1577-80• ToraidSpanishcoloniesinthePacificandbreaktheirmonopolies• RevengeontheSpanishfollowingaviolentattackonDrakeand
Hawkinsearlierin1568atStJuandeUlua,killing325oftheirsailorsreturninghomewithonly15left!
• Makeprofitsforhimselfandcourtiers• Intheend,Drakereturnedwith£400,000+(Halfabillion£today)
• Englandbecamefamousasagreatsea-faringnation,Drakehadevenexecutedonofhiscaptainsforstartingamutiny.
• FirsteverEnglishcircumnavigationoftheglobe(2nd crewintheworld)boostingEnglishmorale
• AlsoboostedconfidencethataSpanishattackcouldbedefeated!• GatheredalotofinformationabouttheAmericas,usefulfortheattempted
colonisations beingplanned• Storiesoftheexplorersencouragedotherstogoonvoyageseg Native
Americanseatingtheirownsick,gold,silverandmanyrichestobehad!• Noval Albion(Californiatoday)wasthefirstplace“claimed”inthenameof
ElizabethasanEnglishcolony,encouragingotherstocomeandsettleandevenrule,ofcoursetheIndiansrightswerenotconsidered!
• DrakebeingknightedangeredSpainandledtoabreakdownofrelations
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Revision– Usingtheinformationinthisdocumentandanyotherresourcesyoufind…
Someotherusefulwebsites:
• http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/the-age-of-exploration.htm mainpage,followlinksscrollingdownthepage
• http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/sir-francis-drake.htm• http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%20271%20exploration.htm• http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/361/361-19.htm• https://spark.adobe.com/page/nndK4HRQaxk7F/
Createareport/newspaper/movie(orwhateverelseyouprefer)onthesignificanceofDrake’scircumnavigationoftheglobe.
Itshouldinclude:
• Drake’scircumnavigationoftheglobe1577-1580• Reasonsforgoingtothepacific• Treasureshereturnedwithin1580• SignificanceofDrake’svoyage
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