The Renaissance (Age of Exploration) Flashcards
Explain the statement “Gold, Glory, God” in terms of the Age of Exploration.
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Who were four Renaissance Explorers?
- Christopher Columbus
- Prince Henry the Navigator
What would be some for the fears for these early explorers and their crews?
- They might not return/die.
- They might get scurvy.
- They might get sick.
- They might run out of food and water.
- They might fall off the face of the earth 😂😂😂
What influence did the Renaissance have on the early explorers?
The Renaissance had helped create many navigational devices and had also helped teach explorers how to navigate their way through the ocean.
How did the Spice Trade help lead to the Age of Exploration?
People needed to find a sea route to Asia because Muslims controlled the routes to Asia. Europeans wanted full control of the trade and they wanted more money. So in order to find a route to Asia they needed to travel and that led to The Age of Exploration.
Who was Prince Henry?
Prince Henry was the Prince of Portugal who was a patron for Portuguese explorers. Prince Henry had a love for navigation and ships. He had set up centers at Sagres where cartographers, mathematicians, astronomers, sailors, and navigators from all over Europe gathered to share their knowledge. They improved navigational instruments and created maps based on
the information brought back by Portuguese explorers. They also created mathematical tables that helped sailors to determine their latitude.
What does the European treatment of people they came into contact with reveal about their worldview?
The way Europeans treated the First Nations showed that they did not have a positive attitude towards others. When they explored their land for the first time they were surprised to find others living in other parts of the world. Explorers believed that the Indigenous people needed proper authority between them and that they were uncivilized. This reveals that their worldview was not so positive and they thought of themselves as
superior.
What attitude did Europeans have toward indigenous people they found in the new territories that partly resulted in imperialism?
The Europeans had tried to push them away and off to the side. Indigenous people were enslaved by Spanish land-owners and forced to work in terrible conditions. Millions of people were literally worked to death in the silver mines and fields.
What was England and France’s response to this secret Treaty of Tordesilles?
England and France ignored its terms and sent out
explorers across the North Atlantic to find new territories. King Henry of England had given his explorers permission to subdue, occupy and posses towns cities and castles in His name.
Spain became the richest country in Europe for many years. How did Britain react to this wealth? What technology did the British create to take riches from the Spanish ships?
Britain was not happy, they looked with envy at the Spanish ships. The British created smaller, faster, highly maneuverable vessels that were ideal for attacks on
the larger, slower-moving Spanish galleons. Soon English captains were raiding Spanish ships and coastal towns in New Spain for treasure.
Discuss the motivations for expansion.
The motivations to expand were…….
- Exploring to expand trade. Europeans needed to find a way to get cheaper luxury goods from Asia. The goods they received were expensive because they had traveled so far.
- Exploring to expand gold supply. European mines were running out of gold and silver, and the Europeans needed to find sources for these metals so their economy could grow. So to find new sources of gold, Europeans went on explorations.
- Exploring to expand Christianity. During the age of exploration the idea of spreading Christianity was born from an element of this worldview. Renaissance explorers and monarchs believed that they were following Jesus’s wishes when they sponsored these expeditions to unknown lands, they believed they were spreading Jesus’s word.
What factors might motivate a society to venture into unknown regions beyond its border?
- Religion would be an important factor because people who sponsored expeditions and explorers who explored believed they would help spread Jesus’s words.
- Wealth was also an important factor to explore beyond Europe.
- Power also played a crucial role in going exploring. The more land you owned the more powerful you were.
How can exploration and expansion affect the worldview of a society and the societies it comes into contact with? Link your answer to specific worldview
elements.
It affected their worldview on their own society. When Europeans went over to the land of North America they came into contact with the First Nations. This affected their own society because they saw that the Europeans lived happier and better lives than them, but this also affected First Nations because they were also curious about the way they lived. They wondered how the Europeans lived in such a cruel society and Europeans wondered how they lived happier.
What is imperialism?
Imperialism means a country or state which takes over another territory and claims their resources, land and people as their own.
What is expansionism?
Expansionism is the action a country or state takes to increase its power and territory by exploring the world.
