Geographical discoveries of the new world.pdf

This slide presentation is all about the Geographical Discoveries of the new world.

1. Geographical
discoveries of the
new world

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Columbian Exchange
Meaning and Impact
The Middle ages
Time period and facts
02
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Table of contents
Silk route
What is the Silk route?
The Slave trade
Meaning, and when it
took place
Age of Exploration
Timeline and the
names of the explorers
The Conquistadors
Meaning and its impact
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Meaning, development,
and effects
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The Renaissances

3. Introduction
The history of exploration is a fascinating journey that has shaped the world as
we know it today. From the ancient Silk Route to the conquests of the
Conquistadors, each era of exploration has had a significant impact on global
trade, culture, and the exchange of knowledge. In this presentation, we will be
going into each of the important period and understand how they have
contributed to the interconnected world we live in.

4. Silk route
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5. Silk route

The Silk route is a historic trade route
that stretched from China to the
Mediterranean that existed from the
second century B.C to 14 century A.D.
Since it was stretched from china to the
Mediterranean, it would be used to be
traversing between India, Persia, Arabia,
Greece, and Italy.
The Silk Road was established by China's
Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) through
territorial expansion. The Silk Road was
neither an actual road nor a single route,
but instead a network of routes used by
traders for more than 1,500 years.

6. Age of
Exploration
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7. Age of exploration
The Age of Exploration, also known as the Age of
Discovery, lasted from the 15th to the 17th
centuries. During this time, Europeans explored
the world by sea in search of new trading routes,
wealth, and knowledge.

Some of the explorers who were from the Age of
exploration:

1. Vasco da gama: national hero in Portugal for his
contributions to European colonization.

2. Christopher Columbus: First explorer to
establish the settlement of the new world

3. Ferdinand Magellan: first person to
circumnavigate the global

8. Columbian
exchange
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9. Columbian exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the
exchange of plants, animals, diseases,
people, and ideas between the Americas
and Europe, Asia, and Africa. It began in
1492 when Christopher Columbus arrived
in the West Indies.

The Columbian Exchange led to
environmental changes, population
growth, and the spread of diseases. For
example, potatoes were introduced to
Europe as an aphrodisiac.

10. Slave trade
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11. Slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade, also
known as the transatlantic slave
trade, lasted from the 16th to the
19th centuries. It involved the
transportation of enslaved African
people, primarily to the Americas.

The slave trade had led to a
significant impact on the lives of
the blacks, the economies, and the
social factors the most.

12. The
Conquistador
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13. Conquistadors
Conquistadors were Spanish and
Portuguese soldiers, explorers, and
adventurers who conquered and colonized
much of the world in the 15th and 16th
centuries. The word "conquistador"
translates to "conqueror" in English.

The Spanish culture is strong in Central
and South America, and the southern
regions of North America, due to the
conquistadors.

14. Middle ages
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15. Middle ages
The Middle Ages, also known as the
Dark Ages, is a period of European
history that lasted from around
500–1400–1500 CE. The term was
first used by 15th-century scholars
to describe the period between the
fall of the Western Roman Empire
and their own time. The Middle
Ages ended between 1400 and 1450.
It is generally considered to have
lasted about 1,000 years.

16. Renaissance
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17. Renaissance
The word "Renaissance" is a French word that means
"rebirth". It refers to a period in European history when
there was a revival of interest in the art, architecture,
and literature of Antiquity. This period began in Italy in
the 14th century and later spread to Northern Europe.

The Renaissance is also a time when Europe moved away
from the ideas of the Middle Ages and began to create
the modern world. The rediscovery of ancient Greece
and Rome inspired a renewed interest in Classical
learning, which challenged medieval beliefs and ideas.

The Renaissance was able to increase the wealth. A
wealthier population led to more trade and travel, which
spread new ideas. This also led to a greater interest in
education, which supported the arts and scientific
discoveries.

18. Conclusion
Geographical discoveries have been important throughout history,
as they have expanded human horizons and opened up new
frontiers. These discoveries have led to significant economic,
political, and cultural changes.

Geographical discoveries have helped us gain a knowledge and
further improving our performances of trade, our interactions, the
knowledge, diverse cultures, colonization, and economics.

19. Bibliography
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