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Exploration and the New World Notes
The map visually traces Spanish exploration from the Caribbean into North and Central America, highlighting how Spain rapidly built its colonial dominance.
Significance
The voyages of explorers such as Columbus (1492), Vespucci, and Magellan reshaped Europe’s understanding of geography and global trade.
Discovery of the Americas provided direct access to vast resources (silver, gold, sugar, tobacco)
This shifted the balance of wealth toward Spain and later other European powers.
In the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), the papacy divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
Consequences
Spain became the richest European state in the 16th century due to silver from Potosí and Mexico
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The Age of Exploration, also known as the Age of Discovery, was a period from the early 15th century to the early 17th century when European powers embarked on extensive overseas exploration. This era marked a significant shift in world history, leading to the discovery of new lands, the establishment of trade routes, and the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures.
The primary motivations for exploration were economic gain, religious expansion, and curiosity about the world.
Advances in navigation technology, such as the astrolabe and compass, made long-distance sea travel possible.
European powers, particularly Spain and Portugal, led the way in exploration, followed by England, France, and the Dutch Republic.
Analogy
Think of the Age of Exploration as the "Space Race" of its time, where European powers competed to discover and claim new territories, much like countries today compete to explore space.
DefinitionAstrolabe
An ancient instrument used by navigators to determine latitude by measuring the angle of celestial bodies above the horizon.
