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The First Global Age:
Europe and AsiaThe Search for
Spices
TradeBlack Death and Mongol Empire breakup
Population grewDemand for trade goods grew
SpicesSpices
CinnamonClovesNutmegpepper
Uses
Preserve foodFlavorMedicinesPerfumes
Explore the SeasMotives
Gain direct access to Asia
WealthCrusade against the
MuslimsDesire to learn more
about the lands beyond Europe
Improved Technology
CartographersAstrolabeCaravel
Portugal Sails EastwardAfrican CoastPrince Henry the Navigator
(1394-1460)Explored the western coast of
AfricaDiaz rounded the southern tip
of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)Opened the way for a sea route
to Asia
Portugal Sails EastwardIndiaVasco da Gama reached
to spice port of CalicutLost half their ships
and sailorsDied of hunger, thirst,
and scurvySold at profit of 3000 %1502 forced a treaty of
friendship with Calicut
Columbus Sails to the WestItalian Navigator
Two ErrorsHe greatly underestimated the
size of the EarthHe had no idea that two
continents lay in his path
ColumbusFinancer: Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Isabella wanted to spread Christianity in Asia
Three ShipsNinaPintaSanta Maria
Columbus
August 3, 1492 Columbus sailed westOctober 12, 1492“LAND, LAND”Several months exploring1493 Returned to Spain a hero
Lines of DemarcationPope Alexander VI set a Line of Demarcation
dividing the non-European world into two zones
Spain had trading and exploration rights in lands west of the line
Portugal had the same rights east of the line.
The line ran due north and south 100 leagues (about 300 mi) west of the Azores and Cape Verde Islands.
Search ContinuesVasco Nunez de Balboa
Ferdinand MagellanHacked a passage through the tropical forests of Panama
Named the new sea Balboa Sea
November 1520, ships entered a bay at the southern tip of South America
Charted a passage known as the Strait of Magellan
Emerged from Balboa South Sea (renamed the Pacific Ocean)
Ferdinand Magellan
Continued across the Pacific Ocean
Four months at seaMarch 1521 reached the
PhilippinesMagellan was killed in a
local conflict
One ship and 18 sailors completed the voyage
September 8, 1522 the survivors reached Seville
Northwest Passage
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
England searches a northerly route
French explored the St. Lawrence River
Dutch explored the Hudson River