Exploration And Discovery Flashcards
Factors promting exploration
Adventure, expanding trade, new tech, development of standard maps, improvement of ship design, private investor( higher income),
triangler trade(iron good, guns to AFRICA, slaves to new world(AMERICA), sugar, spices, pearls, hides, tobacco to ENGLAND—very lucrative
Why did drake cicumnavigate the globe?
Wanted to attack spain(not actuall to go around)
Revenge as most of his men were killed by spain
Profit to be made- many invested like Elizabeth
Signifciance of drake cicumnaviagting the globe
Englands rep as a sea fairing power increased, england saw navy as amazing, declined relaitons with spain, english ships now traded with china, india, west africa,, encouraged further trade and colonisation as he got a place near san fransico
