WHII 4a
European Exploration
European Exploration § Europeans sought out new
discoveries of lands in the Western Hemisphere due to the 3 G's
European Exploration § Innovations in navigational arts
stemming from European and Islamic origins allowed for travel across the Atlantic Ocean
European Exploration § Gold-Europeans wanted to get rich by
§ Getting gold § Trading spices § Finding natural resources
European Exploration § Glory-Europeans competed to be richest
and biggest § Due to political and economic competition
between European empires
European Exploration § God-Europeans supported the diffusion
(spread) of Christianity
European Exploration § Means of Diffusion:
§ Migration of colonists to new lands § Catholics and Protestants carried their faith,
culture and language to new lands § Conversion of indigenous (natives) peoples
In Class Assignment Find each of the following 8 explorers in your book § create a table that shows the following information: § 1. His name § 2. Empire he sailed for § 3. What he did (be specific) § 4. What year it was
§ Explorers § -Prince Henry(84) -Francisco Pizarro(106) § -Vasco da Gama(86) -Magellan(104) § -Columbus(103) -Francis Drake § -Cortez(105) -Jacques Cartier(110)
WHII 4b § The Commercial Revolution
Mercantilism § The economic practice of Mercantilism
was tough to B.E.A.T. § Belief that wealth=power § Economic practice adopted by European
colonial powers § An effort for European powers to become self-
sufficient § Theory that colonies(settlements) existed for
the benefit of the mother country
Commercial Revolution
§ Commercial Revolution took place when each major European maritime nation stuck out its N.E.C.K. for overseas markets, colonies and resources
Commercial Revolution
§ N=New § New money and banking systems were
created
Commercial Revolution
§ E=Economic § Economic practices such as mercantilism
evolved
Commercial Revolution § C=Colonial § Colonial economies were limited by the
economic needs of the mother country
Commercial Revolution
§ K=King of Spain § King of Spain dealt with economic
problems § Inflation(prices rise) § No productivity