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The center of Spanish commercial activity in Asia was |
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Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a political dispute in the Philippines; and of his five ships and 280 men, only one ship with 18 men returned to Spain. |
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The goal of the Portuguese in establishing a trading-post empire was to conquer new territories. |
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Which of the following was NOT a reason for European interest in finding a maritime trade route? |
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that Mongol domination had caused trade along the Silk Roads to stop |
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Ferdinand Magellan established a trade route between Mexico and |
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The astrolabe was a simplified version of an instrument used by Chinese astronomers to determine latitude. |
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Spanish mariners developed a strategy called the volta do mar that enabled them to sail from the Canaries to Spain. |
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The Dutch policy in Indonesia was to
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control the production of spices |
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Most of the actual early exploration of the Pacific Ocean was carried out by the |
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