An+Age+of+Exploration+Peter+Samuel+Kim

October 11th

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 * __The Age of Exploration:Would you go?__ **

The 15th and 16th century were a time of exploration and discovery for European nations. Taking advantage of new maritime knowledge and inventions, European powers undertook sea expeditions to expand their trade and influence.

Some examples of possible rewards from exploring the seas for new lands could be wealth, fame, territory and manpower. The explorers who discovered new territory could become famous from such achievement. Also, the discoverers can establish trade ports, leading to gain of massive wealth when successful. Finally, by enslaving the natives who dwell at the newly discovered territories, the explorer can gain manpower. Mutiny from the sailors, conflicts with unfriendly natives, different climate, diseases and failure of discovery could be the risks. First of all, when the voyage is not successful in profit, there could be revolts from the sailors, and punishment from the monarchs or supporters. Also, as Magellan did, conflicts with natives of the newly discovered land could be threatening to the explorers. The explorers could catch disease in an unaccustomed environment. Different food, water and diseases with no immunity could get them ill. Failure in discoveries could lead to punishment from their supporters, who had spent a fortune to prepare and send off people to foreign lands. It is likely that when an explorer meets another one working for another nation, that they would have conflicts over their discoveries. They would fight over to gain more wealth, gain more fame, gain more support from wealthy people, and to discover more.
 * **What possible rewards might come from exploring the seas for new lands?**
 * **What are the risks involved in embarking on a voyage into the unknown?**
 * **What will you do if you actually run into other people?**


 * __Before You Leave__**

The Compass! A compass is a navigational device that shows directions. There is a magnetic pin in the middle, which always points the north. There are frames around the pin, which has a compass rose, and the user of the instrument needs to match the pin with north and south. It is told that it was invented in China, originally made out of lodestone. Explorers were able to find where they were heading, and what direction one needs to follow.

Port 2


 * == DaGama ==
 * ==[[image:Screen_shot_2011-10-11_at_7.39.44_PM.png]]==
 * == Magellan ==


 * == Cartier ==






 * Peter**



Port 3
 * Identify the causes of African slavery.

As the Muslim powers crept into the African territory, African slavery and slave trade started to increase. The Muslim slave merchants justified such actions with Muslim belief, that stated that Muslims could enslave non-believers of Islam. Also, the European explorers started to figure out value in slave trades. They saw profit and advantages using Africans as slaves, which led the Europeans enslaving the Africans. The Triangular Trade Route transports manufactured goods, slaves, and raw goods, between Europe, western Africa, and the West Indies. First, the Europeans sent off manufactured good from their factories, to the western coast of Africa. Then, the slaves were transported to the West Indies, being traded with the raw goods, which were produced from fields and farms there. Finally, the raw goods would be sent to Europe, which would be used to created manufactured goods.
 * Explain the Triangular Trade Route.

The Slave trade resulted Africa to lose its most valuable, and productive working population, which were the young and healthy ones. Introduction of guns to Africans triggered more devastating tribal warfare. Families were torn apart from each other and never reunited again.
 * Identify the consequences of the slave trade.



Port 4

**Author: Who created the source? What do you know about the author? What is the author’s point of view?** Shogunate Prime minister, governor

**Place and Time: Where and when was the source produced? How might this affect the meaning of the source?** Port of Nagasaki 1630s.

**Prior Knowledge: Beyond information about the author and the context of its creation, what do you know that would help you further understand the primary source?** Portugal - Catholicism -Catholicism contradicted with the beliefs of Japan. -Catholicism states that no man can become god, but Japan's monarch was already thought as a god by Japanese.

**Audience: For whom was the source created and how might this affect the reliability of the source?** Governmental officials of Nagasaki.

**Reason: Why was this source produced at the time it was produced?** Japanese officials did not want any other new religion, culture or ideas from foreigners to intrude into Japan. They knew it would cause chaos, and turmoil within the people.

**The Main Idea: What point is the source trying to convey?** To Isolate Japan from rest of the world's influences.

**Significance: Why is this source important? What inferences can you draw from this document? Ask yourself, “So what?” in relation to the question asked.** Japan lost its chance to communicate with other nations, which means that they lost their chance also to develop and flourish. By performing isolationism, different ideas of other civilizations failed to come in Japan.