TOPIC 4.2
Exploration:
Causes and Events
Part 1
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective B
Describe the role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450 to 1750.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC
New state-supported transoceanic maritime exploration occurred in this period.
Part 2
Economics Systems (ECN)
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
Learning Objective C
Explain the economic causes and effects of maritime exploration by the various European states.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC1
Portuguese development of maritime technology and navigational skills led to increased travel to and trade with Africa and Asia and resulted in the construction of a global trading-post empire
KC2
Spanish sponsorship of the voyages of Columbus and subsequent voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific dramatically increased European interest in transoceanic travel and trade.
KC3
Northern Atlantic crossings were undertaken under English, French, and Dutch sponsorship, often with the goal of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective B
Describe the role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450 to 1750.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC
New state-supported transoceanic maritime exploration occurred in this period.
Part 2
Economics Systems (ECN)
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
Learning Objective C
Explain the economic causes and effects of maritime exploration by the various European states.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC1
Portuguese development of maritime technology and navigational skills led to increased travel to and trade with Africa and Asia and resulted in the construction of a global trading-post empire
KC2
Spanish sponsorship of the voyages of Columbus and subsequent voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific dramatically increased European interest in transoceanic travel and trade.
KC3
Northern Atlantic crossings were undertaken under English, French, and Dutch sponsorship, often with the goal of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia