Early European Exploration-Guided Notes
1257/1492 C.E. Reconquista
Years that Muslims were defeated in ______and ______.
______create a sense of ______
New ______consolidated power and the desire to convert people to
______was strong
Declining Trade
Asian/North African cities were hit hard by ______– ______routes disrupted
______goods were scarce & ______
…a perfect time to make $$$ through ______!
Collapse of Pax Mongolica
Silk Roads ______, so trade slows down
Desire for Indian ______, E. African ______, S.E. Asian
______, Chinese silks & ______remained strong
Fall of Constantinople
______C.E., ______Empire defeats the ______Empire
Muslims in total control of ______
Cuts off access to ______(slaves = cheap labor) from the Balkans
Jacked up prices on ______
What Made European Exploration Possible?
Improvements in ______and ______technologies <----- WOAH!
Compass, ______ship, ______and sextant, gunpowder
______of ______life & trade
Desire for ______to acquire ______
______
Governments in ______were willing to sponsor ______with
financial backing, in the hopes of making ______
Portuguese Exploration
______it was natural to explore routes in the ______
Henry the ______= opened a ______of ______
Represents ______support of ______to seek trade
Study of navigation and ______(mapmaking)
Improvements on ______& ______
Creation of the ______
1st Action of ______= Attack on ______( a rich North African city) in ______
Interest in ______& ______
Portugal’s Goal = Go ______Africa to reach ______
As they moved down the African coast…
Portugal ______a West African trade port from ______and traded
peacefully for ______, ______, ______
Were NOT strong enough to ______– had to pay for ______
Exchanged ______, ______, ______goods for African gold
They took over some ______, where they began to grow ______
1497-1498: Vasco da Gama sailed around ______and reached ______– he traded
at the ______port of Calicut for ______(mostly pepper).
This wide swing around West Africa to catch the ______led to the discovery of
South America (______) in ______
Changes in IOMS Trade
Before = no ______control
Traders operated ______of governments
Portuguese introduced use of organized______to the system
Governments invested in the ______of trading operations
______was produced by ______off the coast of Europe/West Africa – slave trade from W. Africa picks up
A new "______" of trade develops
Spanish Exploration
______was worried about Portuguese successes gaining trade through a route around ______
Spain’s monarchs purposefully sponsored voyages by ______
The Goal was NOT to find a "______" or to explore without purpose. The Goal
was to get to ______by going around the other side of the globe.
Treaty of ______(1494): ______and ______drew an imaginary line down
the middle of the North ______Ocean – splitting the world’s territory in ½ between
themselves. LOL (See “hubris” in the dictionary)
Spanish Conquests
Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the ______allows Spain to begin growing ______
Spain also sent "______" to create colonies in the ______
______– conquered in ______
______– conquered in ______
Mostly, diseases as ______helped the small, weak government of ______conquer these huge empires of millions of people
The Atlantic Trade System
After ______and ______explorations, Europe FINALLY HAS A TRADING SYSTEM THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN! WOOHOOOO!
Other European nations like the ______, England, and ______soon get in on the game.
Trade Develops/Atlantic Slave Trade Begins
West African Kingdoms = ______Kongo, Benin, Ashanti
W. African Empires begin using male ______from African wars to sell to ______in the Atlantic System.
Europeans traded ______for ______
Slave trade was ______by ______at first
After about ______years, slaves were the #1 ______. This disrupted population
______b/c so many men were taken into ______