Age of Exploration Flashcards
Motivation for exploration? (2 Reasons)
1) Economic - looking for spices and luxury goods
2) Religion
Vivaldi Brothers
1209 - Headed West to reach the East
Conditions favoring Iberian Expansion
1) Geography
2) Advancements in Navigation and Ship building
3) Political and Economic Motivations
4) Religious Motivation
5) Royal Support and Sponsorship
6) Strong Merchant and Naval Traditions
Henry the Navigator
Sponsored voyages
Made schools for navigation and sailing
Sailed South - Gold Coast of Africa
Gold Coat of Africa
Bought their slaves from Africa
The Africans sold each other because they fought over different religions
Bartholomeus Dias
Sailed around the South tip of Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Vasco da Gama
Made his way around Africa to India
Christopher Columbus
Made it to the New World and back
Supported by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Amerigo Vespucci
Named the New World - America
Hernando Cortes
Him and his men conquered Mexico
Montezuma
Montezuma
Hernándo Cortés captured Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor, through a combination of diplomacy, manipulation, and military force.
Conquistadors
Conquered the Aztecs
Defeated Montezuma
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
First European to see the Pacific Ocean from the East
Talked to the natives of present day Pantoma
Ferdinand Magellan
Made his way around the world
Made it to the Philippines - died there
His men made it back to Spain four years later
Francisco Pizarro
Conquered the Incas and the Mayas
Brought huge amounts of silver to Spain
Aztecs
Cortés and his army arrived in the Aztec capital and initially formed alliances with enemy tribes of the Aztecs.
African Slave Trade
If they didn’t accept Catholicism they got put into slavery
Disease killed the Natives
