Mister Richardson's
World History Class

OUTLINE

Chapter 12: Exploration and Discovery

I. Preparation for Discovery

1. Motives for Exploration
   1. Search for new trade routes
      • Marco Polo
   2. Quest for gold
   3. Desire for adventure
   4. Religious concerns
   5. Competition
2. Tools for Exploration
   1. Navigational aids
      • Maps
      • Compass
      • Latitude
   2. Improved ships
      • Caravels
      • Carracks

II. Process of Discovery

1. Portugal & Spain
   1. Portugal rounds Africa
      • Prince Henry
      • Prester John
      • Bartholomew Dias
      • Vasco da Gama
   2. Spain sails westward
      • Christopher Columbus
      • Line of Demarcation
      • Ferdinand Magellan
2. Europe and the New World
   1. Amerindian Civilizations
      • North American Indians
      • Maya
      • Aztec
      • Inca
   2. Spanish Exploration
      • Conquistadors
      • Vasco Nunez de Balboa
      • Hernando Cortes
      • Francisco Pizarro
      • Bartolome de las Casas
      • The requerimiento
      • Hernando de Soto
      • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
   3. French, Dutch, & English Exploration
      • Jacques Cartier
      • Samuel de Champlain
      • Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet
      • Henry Hudson
      • John Cabot
      • John Smith
   4. The West reaches the East
      • Pedro Cabral
      • Affonso de Albuquerque

III. The Commercial Revolution

1. Mercantilism
2. Capitalism
   1. Joint-stock companies
   2. Capital
   3. Dividends
   4. Underwriter