Age+of+Exploration

Age of Exploration 15th - 17th century   JJ Sandoval and Ashley Bixby

Quote: "'The judgement of the Lord overtook them,, and his strength supported my arm!" - Cortes

Terms:
 * __**Colony:**__ is a territory under the immediate control of a state. It has no independent international representation, and it's top-level administration is under direct control of the metropolitan state.
 * **__Conquistador:__** Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under control of Spain, following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus.
 * __**Middle Passage:**__ stage of the triangular trade in which millions of people from Africa straight to the New World as part of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
 * __**Triangular Trade:**__ historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions. Europe manufactured goods traded for slaves, Africa supplied slaves, and the Americas had sugar, cotton, and tobacco.
 * __**Plantation System:**__ they were large agricultural estates that had a lot of labor from slaves, and they manufactured a lot of sugarcane and tobacco.



People-
 * 1) Christopher Columbus: was an European discover of the New World, who was sponsored by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. He went to find gold and riches, new trade routes, and to spread Christianity.
 * 2) Amerigo Vespucci: from 1499 to 1503 he charted coastline of Central and South America. A German map maker named the new discovered continent (North America) America after him.
 * 3) Ponce de Leon: searched for the mystical fountain of youth in Florida that made you young again, but was obviously just a rumor. known as "full of flowers" claimed for Spain.
 * 4) Hernan Cortes: conquer of Aztec Empire in Mexico on 1521. "Conquer of die!" was one of his most famous mottos. He was one of the greatest conquistadors of all time.
 * 5) Francisco Pizarro: conquered Inca Empire of Peru in 1532, he renamed the South Sea the Pacific Ocean. he was killed claiming the Phillipine Islands which were named after the King Philip the second of Spain.

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 * 1) [|Geography]- This links discusses the history of the Age of Exploration and its impact on the goegraphy of the world.
 * 2) [|The Mariners Museum]This link teaches about the Age of Exploration and shows what events happened during this time.
 * 3) [|Age of Exploration]- This link talks give information about the history, people and society of the Age of Exploration.
 * 4) [|Age of Discovery]- This site is about the discoveries in history of the Age of Exploration including facts about people and events.
 * 5) [|Discovery of Exploration]- This link focuses on explorers from this period along with events and activities that happened.



The Age of Exploration was from 1450 to 1750. The main reasons for people to go on there expiditions was for God, glory and gold. Portugal and spain, then Dutch Republic, England, and France all grew greatly within their society and economy because of there major increase in trading. At the end of the fifteenth century Europeans set out on journeys which they believed extended out to the ends of the Earth.

Marco Polo was one explorer who took part in these journeys. During his journeys he kept written documents of his travels which the called //The Travels//.His book was read by several travelers including columbus and it made people want to set out on these journeys.With the expansions in Europe the trade routes and systems became much larger and there was a much higher demand for product because of the increase in population as well. For example, spices were a major product in trading activities.

Christopher Columbus was also a major explorer in this era.One of the things he discovered were islands of the Carribean and Hondurus in Central America which are now knows as the indies. Soon people started to realize how major columbus's discoveries were and set out on voyages to discover new land and achieve great fame and fortune. All in all, the Age of Exploration was a time of incedible explorers and new discoveries that changed the world.

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