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| Political Causes of the Age of Exploratioin |
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New Monarchs- more land= wealth=power
Prester John-(myth) white christian ruler in Africa (ruled by the Muslims) hooked up w/ for alliances & taking muslims over |
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| Age of Exploration-Technology |
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Astrolabe- location
Hourglass-time
Magnetic Compass- points N
Fully Rigged Ship- has both rectangle & triangle sails
Rear Rudder
Cannons |
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| Economic Causes of the Age of Exploration |
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Direct Trade Routes w/ Asia- Indains were middle-man & jacked up prices
Joint Stock Companies- several investors joined together to raise capital they got stock so they could finance a voyage |
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| Social Causes of the Age of Exploration |
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Adventure- exciting
Upward Mobility- to get more money, 2 be higher up
Religion- ones who weren't Anglican's might want to come to the new land |
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| Who started the Age of Exploration? |
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Columbus and the discovery of America
Who discovered direct routes to the east?
Who sponsored improvements in navigation? |
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Europeans discovered direct routes to the east led by the Portugese.
Prince Henry of Portugal sponsored improvements. |
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Christopher Columbus- cartographer; sail west to go east
Turned to Spain |
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Spain
Marriage of Who?
Who drives out he mores?
Who finances Columbus?
When does Columbus reach the west indies? |
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Marriage Ferdinand of Aragon & Isabella of Castille-Leon
El cid drives out the mores
Isabella decides to finance Columbus
Columbus reached the west indies on Oct. 12, 1492 |
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Ponce de leon- Florida
Cortez- Aztecs
John Cabot- Italian sails for Englan Henry VII; English claim for N.E. 1497 |
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SPANISH AMERICAN EMPIRE
Papal Line of Demarcation
Portugal concentrated on
Spain concentrate on |
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1493, Pope divided the non- christains world between Spain & Portugal
Portugal concentrated on Africa & Brazil
Spain concentrated on the Caribbean and Americas |
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| redrawing of the papal line of demarcation; between Portugal & Spain |
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conquered the Aztecs
looked for the el derado |
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| crossed the isthmus of Panama |
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| explored the Mississippi River |
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| 1535 discovers the opening to the St. Lawrance Sea Way |
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| Why did the Europeans have that the Indains didnt? |
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| They had weapons which provided the tools for domination. |
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| What did Europeans regard Indians as? |
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| They regarded Indians as heathen bc they did not worship the Christian God- they are inferior beings |
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| Some Europeans believed indiands were miniors of? |
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| Satan(servants of satan); that they were unworthy of Christianty |
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Leonardo
Raphael
Michelangelo |
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Commericial Revolution- growth of use of money, trade, and banking
-domestic system- production of goods
-mercantilism- econmic theory; dominant in europe 16th century until 1800s capitalism takes over |
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| rule Europe; personal control over army-> have to raise money to pay for army -> taxes -> tax colletors -> gov. increases to meet terms |
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Henry IV France- brings wars of religion to an end
Henry VII of England- brings wars of the roses to an end (between white and red)
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain- finance columbus; gets rid of moors; gets married |
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astrolabe- location
hourglass- time
magnetic compass- points N
fully rigged ship- both a rectangle and triangular sail
rear rudder
cannon |
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Columbian Exchange
For Europe to America |
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wheat
rice
sugar cane
horses
cows
sheep
pigs
wine (grapes- religion
spall pow and measles- disease
africans
asiento |
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Columbian Exchange
For America to Europe |
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potatoes
corn
squash
beans
tobacoo- imp. cropped produced in the New World and imp. to Europe
cotton
strawberry
syphillis
chocolate
vanilla
peanuts
quinine (helped to cure Malaria)
pineapple |
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