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Describe the importance of th Age of Exploration
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It was important because it lead to the discovery and colonization of the New World and the development of better maps and charts, new accurate navigational instruments, increased knowledge , great wealth, new and different foods and items not known in Europe, a new hemisphere as a refuge from poverty, persecution, a place to start a new and better life and proved that Asia could be reached by sea and that the earth was round.
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9 major accomplishments
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List three benefits of the age of exploration, include the areas of navigation and exploration.
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1) Discovery and colonization of the new world
2) Better maps and charts 3) New accurate navigational instruments |
New World
Maps and Charts Navigational Instruments |
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List three benefits of the age of exploration, include areas of education and economics.
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1) Increased knowledge
2) Great wealth 3) New and different foods and items not known in Europe |
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List three benefits of the age of exploration, include areas of geography and new beginings.
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1) A new hemisphere as a refuge from poverty and persecution
2) A place to start a new and better life 3) Asia reachable by sea, earth round |
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Name the main historical factor that lead to the Age of Exploration.
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7th century- the rise and spread of Islam and subsequent control over Jerusalem which led to the European Holy Wars aslo called the Crusades to free Jerusalem from this control.
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Were the crusades a success and what aspect of the crusades contributed to the initiation of the Age of Exploration?
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1) No but those who survived retured to Western Europe with new ideas, inventions, new methods and new products: silk, spices, perfumes, new and different foods. Luxuries unheard of that spiced up their dull lives and ideas that lead to invetions and methods that lead to standard of living improvements.
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What was the result of these new infuences?
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Intellectual stimulation which led to a period known as the Renaissance.
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Renaissance
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Revival of interest in classical Greece which lead to increased interest in
eight major areas. |
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What are the eight major areas the were effected during the Renaissance Period ?
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1) Art
2) Architecture 3) Literature 4) Science 5) Astronomy 6) Medicine 7) Increased trade between Asia and Europe 8) Invention of printing press |
A, A, L, S, A, M, T, PP
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Who is Price Henry of Portugal?
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Nickname "the navigator". He encouraged, supported and financed the Portuguese seaman who led the search for an all water route to Asia.
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What is Prince Henry's nickname and how did he earn it?
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His nickname is "navigator". He built a shipyard and a school teaching navigation.
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How did Price Henry's school help the Age of Exploration?
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1) New types of safer sailing ships were built.
2) Experiments were conducted in the areas of: new maps newer navigational mehtods newer instruments |
Safer Ships
New Maps New Navigational methods Newer instruments |
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What were some of the newer instruments and what did they help the sailors do?
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1) Astrolabe
2) Compass They helped the sailors determine direction, latitlud and longitude for exact location. |
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Astrolabe
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an early instrument used to observe the position and determine the altitude of the Sun or other celestial body.
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Compass
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a device for finding directions, usually with a magnetized needle that automatically swings to magnetic north.
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