Causes of Exploration
This was the main reason for European exploration.
To find a sea route to Asia
This Portuguese prince sponsored expeditions starting in 1419 to find a sea route to Asia.
Prince Henry
In 1492 this explorer landed on San Salvador, marking Europe’s “discovery” of the New World
Christopher Columbus
Country that created Dutch East India Company
the Netherlands (the Dutch)
Portuguese voyages helped start this global system
global trading empire or global trade network
This is the main god worshipped by the Inca
Inti
These were some major obstacles making it hard to travel over land to Asia
Mountains, Arab Middlemen, Deserts, Raiders
This Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488
Bartholomeu Dias
his conquistador overthrew the Aztec Empire in 1519
Hernan Cortes
Overseas settlements the Dutch East India Company could establish
What are colonies
Brutal system transporting enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
Transatlantic Slave Trade
This Aztec practice was meant to appease the gods and ensure the continuation of the world
human sacrifice
This was another reason for the exploration from these Christian nations
to spread Christianity
This explorer led a Portuguese fleet around Africa to India in 1498
Vasco De Gama
Conquistador who defeated the Inca Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
Three “F” resources of French exploration
Friends, Fur, and Fish
Three European countries that took Indian/Pacific trade power from China first
Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands
The Maya developed this type of advanced writing system, to record historical events and rituals.
Hieroglyphs
Because going over land was so difficult, European powers looked for this kind of route
Over the Sea
his 1494 agreement divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
1565 settlement in modern-day Florida
St. Augustine
Country late to colonization but powerful in North America/Caribbean
England (Britain)
Exploration pushed rulers to build these branches of armed forces
Larger Navy
This site served as a major spiritual and religious center for the Inca
Machu Pichu
This economic idea said a nation’s prosperity depended on amassing gold and silver and increasing exports while limiting imports
Mercantilism
This Traveler's voyage beginning in 1519 was the first to circumnavigate the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
1680 Pueblo Indian uprising
Pueblo Revolt (Pope’s Rebellion)
Country with strong Caribbean colonies and brutal sugar plantations, not much exploring
England (or its Caribbean colonies with sugar plantations)
Long-term expansion of European wealth and possessions
European empire building or overseas colonial empires
This innovation allowed the Inca to farm on steep mountain slopes
Terrace farming