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August 26, 2025
Review Chapter 1 lesson 1
(Page 4-8)
Know the five S’s and four pieces of technology that helped drive the age of Exploration
Begin Age of Exploration Notes
Look at maps
Finish Age of Exploration Notes by Tomorrow for Stamp
Be sure you can log into McGraw-Hill (class codes are on my website)
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This is not annotating. This asking a question that should be answered with research.
This is annotating! You were confused about something, you looked it up and found the information you needed.
This is annotating! You were confused about something, you looked it up and found the information you needed.
This is annotating! You had an opinion about something you read and you put that in writing..
This exposed people to luxury items and created a demand for trade with the Middle East and Far East.
He never mentioned chopsticks, tea, or foot binding.
Every time these goods changed hands, more money was added onto their final price.
Exposure to art, people, and trade goods makes these European society more sophisticated
aka Kings and Queens
Monarchs began to compete by filling their treasuries with gold. Gold = Power.
Age of Exploration
Crusades 1100-1300 increased trade between Europe and Middle East
Result: 1. Demand for goods (spices, silk, scents stones, sugar)
2. exposure to technology (compass, astrolabe)
Also: Marco Polo’s book “Travels of Marco Polo” (1300)
Other Factors
Silk Road was dominated by Muslim and Italian Merchants
Prince Henry the Navigator (Portugal) began exploring sea routes to Asia by going around Africa.. Used Caravels (faster cargo ships) discovered islands and started the African Slave Trade
Died in 1506
Ferdinand Magellan (Spain) circumnavigated the world in 1522 + Francis Drake (England) in 1580
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Price of a Candy Bar at Costco
Profit Margin
$1
$5
Amount you can sell that candy bar at school*
500%
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Price of 10 pounds of nutmeg in the spice islands (Philippines)
Profit Margin
$1
$600
Amount you can sell that for in England
60,000%
A Portuguese Caravel could carry 120 tons of cargo, or 240,000 pounds
$24,000 invested could bring in $14,400,000
*This is against school rules btw, but you get the point.