True or False
True or False: During the Renaissance no one was afraid of the ocean anymore.
False
How did the Europeans see themselves compared to other countries?
Superior
What are the 3 G's
God, Glory, Gold
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Introduced by the Pope in 1494, it divided the world between the Spanish and Portuguese.
Expansionism
Refers to the actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to increase power and territory.
False- They wanted to convert them to Christianity.
What did Europeans think they would gain by gaining power in other countries?
Wealth
Voyages began to move farther south, and a series of __________ were set up along the way.
Trading Posts
Wherever Europeans arrived they imposed what things on the people who lived in these areas?
Culture
Religion
Technology
Beliefs
Their way of life (society)
Bartolomeu Dias
Led the first Portuguese expeditions around the “Cape of Good Hope”
True or False: The conquest of the Aztecs and Incan empires resulted in great wealth for Spain
True
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
Spain
What motivated them to explore?
Gold / Spread Christianity / Trading goods & spices
Why did Queen Elizabeth I and Francis Drake earn admiration from the English people
She made England a powerful country.
She beat Spanish ships in a navel battle.
She brought wealth to England.
Francis Drake raided the ships and brought lots of wealth to Europe.
Francis Drake
First Englishman to circumnavigate the world. Attacked Spanish ships and brought wealth to England.
True or false: For better or worse, the Renaissance had an impact on the way we live today.
True
What is one thing Europeans did to the Indigenous people once they made contact with them
Enslaved them, made them work in the mines.
What two pieces of navigational equipment where developed in this time?
Astrolabe and Compass
What two countries were involved in the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal
Prince Henry
Established a centre at Sagres where cartographers, mathematicians, astronomers, sailors, and navigators from all over Europe gathered to share their knowledge.
True or False: The invention of the printing press made illustrated books about indigenous people available to eager readers across Europe. These new ideas Europeans were reading reaffirmed some people’s thinking about European society?
False- It challenged their thinking.
What was the first European country to become involved in organized exploration?
Portugal
What is circumnavigating?
Travel completely around something, as in the globe.
Why did the two countries want to keep the Treaty of Tordesillas a secret
they did not want to make other countries mad by dividing up the world between the two countries. Other countries would want a say.
Imperialism
The extension of power over a territory its resources and people.