EARLY EUROPEAN

EXPLORATION

Homework: Page 2-1 due tomorrow (need textbook)

Bell Ringer- What are three things you remember about the Renaissance?

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From Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway)- The Vikings landed in Iceland around 874 A.D. and then in Greenland 100 years later under the leadership of Erik the Red

VIKINGS

Caused by the Crusades- Holy Wars

Led to increased cultural contact helping start the Renaissance

INCREASED TRADE IN EUROPE

Began in ItalyMeans Re-birthNew ideas in government, science, literature, art, and math

Based on idea of Ancient Greece and Rome- example: democracy

Printing Press- invented by Johannes Gutenberg-allowed things to be printed much more quickly

Growth of banks

RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance helped lead to exploration because people had a desire to learn new things about the world and they had resources to accomplish this

Portuguese sailor of the 1400s

Became a leader in navigation Financed research by mapmakers and ship builders

PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR

Explorers from Europe wanted Asian spices and wanted to find a direct sea route to Asia to get them

Europeans wanted to convert Asians to Christianity

TRAVELS TO ASIA

Magnetic Compass Astrolabe- a device that enabled

navigators to learn their ships’ locations by charting the position of the stars

Caravels- ships that used triangular sails that, unlike traditional square sails, allowed ships to sailed against the wind

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlNhbkPiYY