Explorers
Marco Polo
Origin - Venice, Italy
Sponsor - just a merchant
Discovered - China/Mongol Empire 1271 - 1292
Jacques Cartier
Origin - France
Sponsor - France
Discovered - Canada, 1534
Thirteen Colonies to England
- what did they bring?
England to Thirteen Colonies?
Thirteen Colonies to England
- fish, whale oil, lumber, tobacco
England to Thirteen Colonies
- tea, spices, furniture, cloth, tools
Difference between human beings in nature?
European - dominate nature
Indigenous - live in harmony with nature
Name two types of colonies and explain.
Exploitation - gets resources and send them back.
Settlement - people just started to live there.
Bartholomeu Dias
Origin - Portugal
Sponsor - Portugal
Discovered - Southern Tip of Africa, Cape of Good Hope 1487
Vasco Da Gama
Origin - Portugal
Sponsor - Portugal
Discovered - India, 1498
Thirteen Colonies to Africa
- what did they bring?
Thirteen Colonies to Africa
- rum, iron
Difference between the trading of goods?
European - money is exchanged
Indigenous - bartering
What is a Caravel?
Portuguese ship. It's small with high sides.
Ferdinand Magellan
Origin - Portugal
Sponsor - Spain
Discovered - first circumnavigation of Earth 1519 - 1522
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Origin - Spain
Sponsor - Spain
Discovered - Pacific Ocean, 1500s
Thirteen Colonies to West Indies
- what did they bring?
West Indies to Thirteen Colonies?
Thirteen Colonies to West Indies
- flour, fish, meat, lumber
West Indies to Thirteen Colonies
- slaves, sugar, molasses
Difference between laws?
Europeans - they are written down
Indigenous - they are orally transmitted.
Arab invention for navigation.
Christopher Columbus
Origin - Italy
Sponsor - Spain
Discovered - The Americas (central america), 1492
he thought he discovered India, Vespucci later corrected him.
Henry Hudson
Origin - England
Sponsor - England
Discovered - Hudson River, New York City
England to Africa
- what did they bring?
England to Africa
- iron products
Difference between political powers?
Europeans - large states
Indigenous - small tribes with chiefs who can persuade people.
What is a Compass?
Chinese invention then improved by Portuguese, it points to the north.
John Cabot
Origin - Italian
Sponsor - England
Discovered - Newfoundland and Labrador, 1497
Samuel De Champlain
Origin - France
Sponsored - France
Discovered - La Ville de Québec, La Nouvelle France
Africa to West Indies
- what did they bring?
Africa to West Indies
- slaves, gold
Difference between land?
European - privately owned, whoever discovers it owns it.
Indigenous - shared with community.
What is a portolan?
A navigation chart.