Age of Exploration

Question 1

Italian’s Dominate Trade

Answer 1

• the crusades of the middle ages brought Europeans in contract with the Islamic World
• Cultural Diffusion- the spreading of a regions way of life to another region
• crusaders would bring back the items and knowledge they acquired from the Muslim
• spices, silks (cotton), dyes, technology

Question 2

Main Motive for Exploration

Answer 2

• desire for wealth
• Europeans began to demand luxury items
• Europeans needed new routes

Question 3

Remember the 3 G’s

Answer 3

1. ) Gold
   * find gold and other valuable resources
2. ) Glory
   * fame and excitement
   * political prestige
   * nationalism (love for one’s country)
3. ) God
   * missionaries spread Christianity
   * not necessarily the governments

Question 4

New Technology

Answer 4

• Astrolabe- instrument used to determine latitude
• Caravel- a new type of sail
• Weaponry- cannons
• Cartographers- mapmakers who updated maps to reflect North and South America