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NEWS SHARING REVIEW What words that comes to your mind when you hear the following: THINK-PAIR- SHARE What countries are you aware of being colonized by European powers? What could be the reason why they were colonized? What do you remember/know about these two words? IMPERIALISM COLONI...

NEWS SHARING REVIEW What words that comes to your mind when you hear the following: THINK-PAIR- SHARE What countries are you aware of being colonized by European powers? What could be the reason why they were colonized? What do you remember/know about these two words? IMPERIALISM COLONIALISM What do you remember/know about these two words? IMPERIALISM COLONIALISM extension permanent strategy full control economic and physical political freedom Age of Exploration 1450-1750 Portuguese and Spanish sailors led the way across the oceans of the world. through exploration, they explored the existence of two continents in the Western Hemisphere Factors that encourage Exploration - trade route to Asia - spread of Christianity - Renaissance - navigation developments such as compass, astrolabe, quadrant To sum up, the motives behind the expansion were "God, Gold and Glory". PORTUGUESE EXPLORATION - they are the first European nation to sponsor voyages of exploration - Prince Henry, the Navigator PORTUGUESE EXPLORATION - West Africa was Portugal's target to expand their power. They established trading posts, plantations and sell services and goods. PORTUGUESE EXPLORATION They created a School for Navigators to help people to properly learn the basic ideas of exploring the world. A Route to India - Portuguese find route to India. - Bartholomew Dias blew around the southern tip of the African continent - Dias discovered the Indian Ocean that encouraged more explorations. Vasco da Gama - sailed up to the coast of East Africa. A Route to India - Cape of Storms - Dias called the tip of the continent - Cape of Good Hope - Dias changed as the King was so excited about the news A Westward Voyage of Spain - Spain watched the success of neighboring Portugal with envy. - Christopher Columbus - a sea captain from Genoa might help them to achieve their goals Dutch East India Company The Dutch and English Trading Empires Dutch East India Company was established through a charter granted by Netherlands. - all ports were controlled - almost all Asian trade was monopolized Dutch West India Company - controlled much slave trade in Atlantic and Carribean - protected monopoly in pepper and spices Dutch controlled Asia for three centuries  French in North America Francis I, French King, sent several expeditions. Jacques Cartier reached the St. Lawrence river and claimed for France the land that is now eastern Canada and became the New France.  French in North America Samuel de Champlain established Quebec, the first permanent French colony in North America. He is known as Father of New America.  French in North America La Salle, claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France and named it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. NEW DISCOVERIES Europeans came into contact with lands and people different from their own. - world trade grew rapidly - large amounts of good and silver shopped back to Europe from the colonies Commercial Revolution - new business methods, increases in prices and growth of modern capitalism Age of Exploration Age of Exploration carried not only people, but also plants and animals. This age brought greatest change in sociology. Valuing: On your notebook, answer this question: As a Jamer, how did the world benefit from the European voyages?