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| Main reason for European exploration |
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| Who controlled the trade of goods from East to West? |
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| Muslims & Italians: Muslims sold Asian goods to Italian merchants, who controlled trade across the land routes of the Mediterranean. Italians resold items at increased prices to Europeans merchants. |
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| Crusades left what religions fighting? |
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| Europeans wanted to spread____? |
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| Early Portuguese explorer "God, Glory & Gold". Believed he had to go around Africa to get to Asia. Got to tip, was hit by storm, and was pushed around tip. Returned home after examining southeast coast of Africa, but had no supplies left to go to India. |
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| Muslim tool to help navigation |
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| Chinese invention for direction |
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| Idea adopted from Arabs to sail effectively against wind |
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| First European country to establish trading outposts along west coast of Africa. |
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| Son of Portugals king; wanted treasures of the East, and spreading of Christianity. |
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| Foundation of a navigation school on southwestern coast of Portugal. |
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| Henry founded it, mapmakers, shipbuilders, sea captains, etc gathered to perfect there trade. |
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| Explored East African coast. Reached Calicut, India; brought back lots of cargo. |
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| Wanted to find a route to Asia by sailing west across Atlantic; ran into island in Caribbean. Led to colonization of Americas. |
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| Columbus' voyage impact on tensions between countries |
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| Increased tensions between Spain and Portugal |
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| Kept peace between Spain and Portugal, created line to divide them. |
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| Line dividing Spains land and Portugals land |
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| Spain & Portugal agreed to honor the line |
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| Spanish expedition, led by him, arrived in Philippines. Spain claimed the islands. |
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| Began to challenge Portugal's dominance over Indian Ocean trade. Spain has previously ruled, but people declared their independence. |
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| Dutch East Indian Company |
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| Both England and the Dutch created companies to establish and direct trade. D.E.I.C. was richer and more powerful; drove out English and established dominance over Asian region. |
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