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Discovering America. How to get to Asia. Three definitions. Crusades Creates desire for Asians goods Renaissance Including Johannes Gutenberg Reformation Martin Luther, Protestants. Gutenberg’s Printing Press. The most important invention of the last millennium. Portuguese Caravel. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Discovering AmericaHow to get to Asia

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Three definitionsCrusades

Creates desire for Asians goodsRenaissance

Including Johannes GutenbergReformation

Martin Luther, Protestants

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Gutenberg’sPrinting PressThe most

important invention of the last millennium

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Portuguese CaravelTriangular sails

allow ships to sail into the wind

Can now sail the world

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Vikings; about 500 years before ColumbusEric the Red

Settles GreenlandLeif Ericson

Settles Newfoundland, Canada in 1,000 AD

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The Travels of Marco PoloIn the 1200’s his father

and uncle travel through Asia and meet the Khan in Bejing

They return to Italy, and Marco spends 24 years and 15,000 miles traveling throughout Asia

Marco’s book describes India, China and Japan, said to inspire Columbus and others

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Three cultures that have the technology for explorationBy the year 1400

AsiaArabsEurope

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AsiaMost advanced technologicallyStrong central governmentWealthyLarge population

In 1400’s Admiral Cheng Ho sails with 27,000 sailors, reaches Eastern Africa

Upon return the Emperor orders a halt to further explorations and orders the fleet destroyed

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ArabsPossess good technology but there is no need

to exploreTrade route from Asia to Europe passes

through their lands, already profitingNo need to find new trade routes

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EuropeWill try to find their own route to China and

India bypassing the Arabs

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The Known World at the Time of Columbus

Educated Europeans believed the world to be 6/7 land, with very small oceans

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Two more definitionsNorthwest PassageSouthwest Passage

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PortugalPrince Henry “The Navigator”

Begins a Navigation School to train captainsDevelops a plan to map the coast of Africa

Bartolomeu DiasReaches the Cape of Good Hope (Storms)Crew insists they return

Vasco da GamaFirst to reach Asia by sailing around Africa

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ColumbusAlso believes the world is 6/7 landBelieves a short trip across the ocean will reach AsiaHas trouble finding a sponsor, Queen Isabella of Spain

finally willThree ships: Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (flagship)Keeps two log books during voyage, why?San Salvador first landmass reached in America’s

One ship sinksBelieves he is in the East Indies, calls natives IndiansWill make three more trips, convinced he’s found Asia

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The Voyages of Columbus

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Two final questionsWhy does word Columbus’ discovery of

America spread faster than Lief Ericson’s?

Why the name America?