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__Elizabethan England- The Age of Exploration__


 * During the reign of Henry VII, the merchant fleet of Britain was expanded and expeditions were funded, but only during the Elizabethan Era of Britain did exploration really flourish. HEE
 * Queen Elizabeth I encouraged expeditions to the New World because of the belief that it was the key to riches and extreme wealth. HEE
 * Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe in 1597 and claimed California for the Queen. TRB
 * companies looking for new products from Asia and Africa. TRB
 * The English East India Trading Company is founded in 1600. TRB
 * Jamestown is founded in 1607. TRB
 * Sir John Hawkins started slave trading and brought back handsome returns for his investors and the Queen. TRB
 * During the Elizabethan Era, exploration was first dominated by the Spanish and Portuguese, but explorers like Drake and Raleigh helped to catapalt England to international sailing fame. HEE
 * The English used new technology like the compass and astrolabe to help ease their journeys through the ocean. HEE
 * In addition to these instruments, the English also heavily relied on the sun and stars to guide them-this flourished because of the increased knowledge from the great scientists of the Renaissance era.HEE

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The Greatest English Explorers of the Age of Exploration were Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh , Sir Humphrey Gilbert , Sir John Hawkins , Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Martin Frobisher who were competing for land and discovery with such Spanish explorers as Christopher Colombus and Amerigo Vespucci. (LR) Sir Walter Raleigh English Explorers

The Age of Exploration was also the emergence of several famous pirates. The slave trade, spice trade and hoards of gold and silver throughout Britain and Spain encouraged the activities of Pirates. Many explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Martin Frobisher were referred to as pirates due to their attacking the Spanish treasure fleet and the Spanish colonies. (LR)

The explorers who turned to pirating were often pardoned for bringing wealth and power back to their countries if they returned. Sir Francis Drake's capture of the Manila Galleon Cacafuego alone produced enough treasure to pay off England's debt. (LR)

Not all of the exploration and the discovery was of the world. there was alos a lot of discovery of the mind. There were many new advances in science and technology. Tons of people were discovering new tools and inventions. EF

Science and art were entwined in many aspects. one of the best "discoveries" wasn't as much a discovery as it was a process. This process was the scientific method. This led to organized discoveries. Many people could follow one particular experiment. The book __De Humani Corporis Fabrica__ by Vasalius was a book about the autopsy of a human. It opened up many peoples eyes to the understanding of anatomy and also posed some deep questions about how life worked. EF

Art also began to blossom into more than it had been. Many people were "renaissance men" who could do everything, including paint. So everyone wanted to do art more and everyone else

and the rest was made by Lauren Reitnouer and Emily Funk

By victor kucinic- One panting started it all and it was known as the modern painting who created it? Michelangelo for 4 years the roof of a church was his canvas. not only was it awesome but he just changed history it was a new direction in art which started happening in the 14th century. Near the end of 14th century a few Italian thinkers declared they are living in a new age's known as (the middle ages) also known as the "Renaissance" which means rebirth this time period was the most gruesome but was also known for literature, art and culture. often argues that Renaissance was the true definition of the time period "rebirth" because that's exactly what it was from 14th century to 17th century. it was a period of modern day thinking replacing the old.

In context
15th century Italy was nothing like the rest of Europe, divided into several different state's with it's own kind or form of government. Florance, where the Renaissance had Begin was an independent republic it was also a wealthy area banking also a Wealthy Capital people from Florance became Patrons, or supporters of art in this way Florance was pretty much the central of Europe in the cultural aspect

Science
soon humanism was in increased and people started to question the churches this encouraged people to do there own mini experiments for instance Galileo Galilia he studied one thing after another based on natural laws, by dropping different sized cannon balls from the roof's of building's he proved that all objects fall at the same acceleration of speed. also built a powerful telescope and proved that our world and other plantest revolve around the sun despite what the religious authorities said for this he was arrested for heresy and threatend with torture and death but refused to let them win. here are some exact word's he said "(i do not believe that the same god who has endued us with senses and intellect has intended us to forgo their use)" when he died in 1692 he was still on house the Catholic church did not parton him till 1992.



Art and Architecture
during this time period art was everywere big projects were sponcerd by the florance and medici family good artest became celebrities in there own time. artiest started applying there own humanist propertys for instance in some work they did consisted of old roman collems and colosiems. fillopio burliskia built a 144 foot 8 sided come and it weighed 37000 tons.

The end of the Renaissance
near the end of the 15the century ilialy was being torn apart by war after war after war the kind of england france spain along with the pope and the holy roman emperor, battled for control of the wealthy peninsual as the same time the cathlic witch soon bacame courrpt in 1545 officaly the roman conquest was established the itilian renissance was over.



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"world history human legacy" chapter 15 436-569 victor kucinic :D