Politics
European monarchs funded voyages mainly to increase national _____.
power
Europeans wanted spices from Asia to make ____.(hint:$)
money
Explorers wanted to spread what religion?
Christianity
what is the name of the triangular sail that allowed ships to sail against the wind
lateen sail
What place falling increased the urgency to find new trade routes to Asia.
Constantinople
Rulers ____ overseas travel making it possible?
funded
what economic system focused on increasing exports and gaining gold and silver?
mercantilism
Missionaries traveled overseas mainly to do this.
Convert native people
What small, fast ship helped explorers travel long distances?
Caravel
The Ottoman Empire controlled land trade routes between Europe and what continent?
Asia
what are the three g's
God, Glory, and Gold
Europeans wanted a direct trade route to Asia to avoid paying high prices to what group?
Ottoman
Spain supported what branch of Christianity during exploration?
Catholicism
what tool helped sailors determine direction?
magnetic compass
The growth of nation-states meant rulers had centralized power, which made what possible?
Exploration
Spain and other European countries competed for _____, _____, and _____.
Power, land, and global influence.
Spain became extremely wealthy from mining what metal(s) in the Americas.
Silver or gold
The desire to spread Christianity was partly influenced by what earlier religious wars?
the Crusades
what tool measured latitude using the sun
astrolabe
Competition between European nations created a “race” for what overseas?
Colonies