ch 3: the first voyage Flashcards
when was the dominance of the catholic church?
dark agaes (middle ages)
the relationship of europeans and asians
driver of change in the world
were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups (Jerusalem)
the crusades or holy war
this is when europeans took the change to curiosity(?)
renaissance
Europeans took stuff from Asia such as
- silk
- pearls
- spices
used by europeans to trade with asia
silk road
eventually this route was monopolized
Silk road
the end point of this is china
Silk road
lead the age of exploration
spain and portugal
spain made christopher columbus go to india but instead, he got to where instead?
america
he proved that the atlantic and indian ocean met
bartolomeu dias
he continued the route of bartolomue dias to india
vasco da gama
what intervened between the rivalry of spain and portugal?
the catholic church
(particularly: Pope Alexander VI)
he split the globe (mark/demarcation) into?
Pope Alexander VI
eastern hemisphere—portugal
westerm hemisphere—spain
Contains Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, as well as the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans
Eastern Hemisphere
contains all of North America and South America and their islands and surrounding waters, as well as parts of Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and a part of Russia.
Western Hemisphere
Portuguese explorer/voyager
Ferdinand Magellan
he went to spice island multiple times
Ferdinand Magellan
he proposed the alternative route to asia (western route to pacific ocean) which was immidiately rejected by portugal so he proposed it to spain instead
Ferdinand Magellan