Chapter 15 – Deck One Flashcards
What events led to the age of exploration?
Advances in learning and technology made long ocean voyages possible
A major result of the age of exploration was?
The end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination
What best explains why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
They wanted to find new trade routes
The crusades indirectly contributed to the discovery of the New World by?
Stimulating European demand for goods from the east
How would you describe the geography of south east Asia?
A region composed of a mainland and scattered islands
How would you describe women’s role in trade in southeast Asia?
Women were successful merchants and rulers in some ports
The printing press, the astrolabe, and the Mercator projection were technological advances that contributed to what?
Exploration and overseas expansion of the colonial empires
Who was the first explorer to round the southern tip of Africa?
Vasco de Gama
How did Portugal gain control of trade in southeast Asia?
They used military force
The Khmer empire was influenced by?
India
In the 1600s, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian ocean to whom?
The dutch
How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal’s history?
Portugal lead the way in exploration
Where did Magellan sail to and die fighting with native people?
The Philippines
