AGE OF EXPLORATION
AGE OF EXPLORATION
Early 15th century
What’s going on?
1. Renaissance-wealth-curiosity- secular ideas
2. secularism-human potential and control of destiny
confidence to take on the world.
3. Ottoman Empire is astride trade routes to Asia
4. Portugal has to go through Gibraltar to trade and is farthest out in Atlantic
5. Commercial revolution has led to increase in need for commodities. Rise of insurance companies takes
some of the risk out of travel.
6. Maritime technology- square sails gives way to latteen
mixed sails, compass, charts
7. Population pressures from prosperity
8. Primogeniture
9. Search for Prester John to placer pressure from both
sides on Moslems.
10. Rise of capitalism is tied to mercantilism. National
pressure to compete in the world. National
subsidized exploration (prince henry, Isabella)
` supported by tontines and lotteries. True markets
are created. Italian city states set the pattern.
Centralized cities with developed hinterland produce
Surpluses that are traded. English wool to Flemish
Weavers cloth is traded to Venetian merchants for
Spices that are sold in England. Profits become huge.
11. rise of nation states leads to imperial competition
12. Reformation – Protestantism lead to proselytizing
movement. Sectarian strife leads to decision to
leave Europe. Predestination leads to focus on
worldly success.
4 countries led the way – Portugal, France, Spain and England
England – united early under the Tudors. Island with frontiers
Wales and Scotland. Insular and out of the continental
Wars. Small noble class (200 families compared to 60000
in France). This led to fluidity of law and social mobility.
Led to dominance of business class and need for trade.
France – Valois kings unite France. Enormously fertile and
Wealthy. Unified language under Charlemagne. Claims
on northern Italy led to conflict with Hapsburgs which leads need for gold to finance wars. Heavily Catholic and strong
Jesuit leadership.
Spain Reconquista sealed it off from rest. Heavily Catholic. Ferdinand and Isabella needed income after cost of
Reconquest. Isabella is evangelical. Charles V is HRE.
Phillip II is also rigidly catholic. Reinstitutes inquisition
To get rid of Jews and Muslims. Used wealth to fight Turks.
Armada. Silver and gold created inflation. Reason is that guilds
In Spain are still medieval so prices remain high without
Competition.
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