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Age of Exploration
Causes of The age of exploration
Wealth for Countries and fame for explorers
Explorers gained fame and fortune from their work and Countries got new resources and wealth and more land
Religion
Adventurers wanted to spread Christianty and brought priests with them to convert to Christianity
Influence of the renaissance
The Questioning mentaltity of the Renaissance led to many explorers finding old artefacts from Rome and Greece, this led to the thrill of exploration raising a generation of explorers
Development of New Technology and New Trade Routes
New Trade Routes to Asia where made to bypass Italy as they held a monopoly over the silk industry
There was significant improvement in navigation and ships such as Carravells
Portuguese Explorations
Prince Henry the Navigator
Explored Coast of Africa
Route to Spice Islands
Two Great Voyages
Bartholomew Diaz
Cape of Good Hope
Vasco de Gama
India
Pedro Cabral reached Brazil
Portuguese Empire
Controlled Sea Trade
Spices
Gold
Slaves
Decline of Native People
Conquest of the New World
Treaty of Tordesillas
News continent except Brazil, belongs to Spain.
Conquistadors
Conquest lands
Gold and Silver
Pizzaro
Conquered Incan Empire in Peru
Christopher Columbus and Spanish Exploration
Born in Genoa Italy
Got Help from the Spanish King and Queen to fund his exploration
He sailed 3 ships westward thinking he would find Asia
He discovered the continents of the Americas and inspired the likes of Hernan Cortez and Pizzarro to Explore the continent
Hernán Cortéz and the Spanish Expeditions
Conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
Gained Trust of Native tribes who got conqured by the Aztecs
Montezuma let Cortéz and his men into the capital
Waged war on the Aztecs and swiftly won with the 100'000 men from the tribes who came to help him
Renamed the country as "New Spain" and enslaved the Aztec people
Captained 500 men between 11 ships