- You will be ablte to explain why people went overseas
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Medieval Times
From the year 1000: the economy in Western Europe starts to grow.
Reason? An increase in agricultural products! Trade between cities flourishes.
Cities, roads and rivers seem to pop out of the ground, prosperity increases.
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Spices are high in demand luxury products
Why?
- Medicine
- Makes food taste better
- Makes food last longer
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A map of the trade routes to Europe. In red the Silk Route is shown, that route was travelled over land. In blue the Trade Route for spices is shown, that route was travelled partially over sea.
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More people start exploring...why?
Economy: The products from the east make a lot of money
Religion: The Europeans desperately wanted to spread the word of God all over the world (holy mission).
Politics: European monarchs get a chance to expand their power. This is called expansion (more land = more influence).
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1453- Fall of Constantinopel
After the fall of Constantinopel in the hands of the Ottomans a route over sea became more important for the Europeans.
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New routes to Asia
Fall of Constantinople
The Ottomans gained a monopoly on trading using the Silk Route
People started to find new routes to Asia
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Explorers from Portugal are the first to actually go in search of new overseas trade routes to Asia. Travelling by land is too dangerous, because the route passes through Islamic terrain.
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Henry the Navigator helps to fund these explorations oversea!
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Bartholomeu Dias
Reaches the most southern point of Africa, Cape of Good Hope (1488)
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Vasco da Gama
The first Portugese man to reach India overseas
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Willem Barentz
The Portugese keep their trade routes a secret. Other countries try to reach India as well.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
