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EUROPEAN EXPLORATION - Coggle Diagram
EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
New Weapons
Technology
Caravel-Inspire
d by the Arab
dhow, a
compact ship
of Portuguese
origin that
featured
triangular sails
and a sternpost
rudder making
it capable of
crossing
oceans; used
during the Age
of Exploration.
Ferdinand Magellan
Following on the
success of Columbus
and other explorers, the
Portuguese explorer
Ferdinand Magellan led
the first European
voyage of discovery to
circumnavigate the
globe.
Although killed on the
journey, one of his ships
did eventually make it
back to Spain, giving
Magellan credit for the
discovery.
Motives for European
Exploration
Christian Crusaders want to
by-pass Islamic merchants to buy
Asian goods.
Renaissance led to more curiosity
about other lands and peoples.
European Monarchs seek new
sources of revenue.
Technological advances.
Fame and fortune.
Portuguese Maritime
Explorers
Started by exploring the west
coast of Africa and established
a “trading post empire”.
Most famous Portuguese
explorers were Bartolomeo
Dias, 1487 and Vasco da
Gama, 1498.
De Gama opened trade to
Calicut, India!
Portuguese Maritime
Empire
Portugal achieved early dominance over
European exploration because of one
man.
Prince Henry-the Navigator
opened a School for Navigation in 1419.
He was a “patron” of many famous
explorers.
Earlier Explorations
Chinese Admiral Zheng He
& the Ming “Treasure Fleet”
1371-1435