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AGE OF EXPLORATION (the ships weren't fun (food wasnt fresh, too many…
AGE OF EXPLORATION
the ships weren't fun
food wasnt fresh
too many people
fake dragons
storms
food runs out
wind stopped blewing
helped sailing
compass
lead line
astrolabe
help understand time and your position through latitude
knotted ropes
caravel - the fastest ship of that time
santa maria - Columbus's ship
portolan charts
map of the sea
changed the whole world
they brought knowledge
methods of navigation and mapping
new trade routes
massive wealth
new food, plants and animals were traded
indigenous people were killed
diseases introduced
scurvy
small pox
malaria
plague
what they got
spices
sugar
oil
effects due to diseases
social
fewer people
less food
starvation
cultural
knowledge and wisdom
religious convictions
political
broken tribal leadership
conquest of native nations
myths that would scare them
fake sea monsters would attack
if you close to the equator you will melt down
started in the early 15th century
the europeans started it for
trade
they became powerful
asian countries were rich with spices
religion
expand religion
spread the word of the Christian god
wanted the Christian community to be bigger than the muslim community
europeans thought that any other coloured skin other than white are considered inferior to the whites
empire building
capture colinies
it ended in the 17th century