Moluccas an island chain in present-day Indonesia; chief source of spices in the 1400s – Portuguese prince who sponsored and used technology, map making and science to send Prince Henry – Portuguese mariners around Africa and to Asia cartographer a map maker – Vasco da Gama Portuguese navigator; first to sail around Africa and then to Asia – Christopher Columbus Italian navigator; sponsored by Spanish monarchs to sail west across the Atlantic; – explored what became the Americas Line of Demarcation line by the pope dividing the non-European (Splitting South America) world – into two zones split between Spain and Portugal Treaty of Tordesillas a 1494 treaty in which Spain and Portugal officially agreed to the Line of – Demarcation Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese nobleman; his crew were to circumnavigate the globe in 1522 – circumnavigate to sail around the world – EQ: How did the search for spices lead to global exploration? Europeans had been introduced to spices from the Indies and luxury goods during the Crusades, but demand dropped during the Black Death. Afterwards demand soared Europeans desired luxury goods from Asia, especially spices. Why Go There? Muslim traders brought the goods to the Mediterranean. Italian merchants carried them to European City States. Result: Italian City States become wealthy. Result: Italy leads the way in the Ren. Most spices came from a chain of islands called the Moluccas in the East Indies. Europeans outside of Italy realized it could be highly profitable to gain direct access to Asia: At first Portugal and Spain Led by Prince Henry Navigator,” Portugal expanded and explored along the coast of Africa. “The Henry gathered cartographers and scientists. They redesigned ships, trained sea captains, and prepared maps.
Moluccas – an island chain in present-day Indonesia; chief source of spices in the 1400s Prince Henry – Portuguese prince who sponsored and used technology, map making and science to send Portuguese mariners around Africa and to Asia cartographer – a map maker Vasco da Gama – Portuguese navigator; first to sail around Africa and then to Asia Christopher Columbus – Italian navigator; sponsored by Spanish monarchs to sail west across the Atlantic; explored what became the Americas Line of Demarcation – line by the pope dividing the non-European (Splitting South America) world into two zones split between Spain and Portugal Treaty of Tordesillas – a 1494 treaty in which Spain and Portugal officially agreed to the Line of Demarcation Ferdinand Magellan – Portuguese nobleman; his crew were to circumnavigate the globe in 1522 circumnavigate – to sail around the world EQ: How did the search for spices lead to global exploration? Europeans had been introduced to spices from the Indies and luxury goods during the Crusades, but demand dropped during the Black Death. Afterwards demand soared Europeans desired luxury goods from Asia, especially spices. Why Go There? Muslim traders brought the goods to the Mediterranean. Italian merchants carried them to European City States. Result: Italian City States become wealthy. Result: Italy leads the way in the Ren. Most spices came from a chain of islands called the Moluccas in the East Indies. Europeans outside of Italy realized it could be highly profitable to gain direct access to Asia: At first Portugal and Spain Led by Prince Henry “The Navigator,” Portugal expanded and explored along the coast of Africa. Henry gathered cartographers and scientists. They redesigned ships, trained sea captains, and prepared maps.
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