Exploration And Exploitation Flashcards
What were their motivations for exploration
“God, glory, gold”
Polo-Travels
Spices-gold
Muslims controlled land routes-by sea
What technology was there for exploring
Caravel-🔺sails-go against wind
Cartography-maps
Astrolabe/magnetic compass
What explorers were with Portugal
Henry the navigator-caravel East-south Diaz-1488- around Africa Da gama-1498-to India Albuquerque--established control of Indian Ocean Malay-trade stops Vespucci-west-south America/North America New continents
What explorers were with Spain
Columbus-1492-west Cuba-island Magellan-one of three all the way around the world-1513 Spain-Portugal-treaty of tordesillians Line of demarcation
Who were the well known conquistadors
Cortés–Aztecs-Mexico-in the lake-tenochticlan-horses cannons dogs firearms
Pizzaro-inca-gold-Peru-Cuzco
What were the diseases
Smallpox-Mexico-130years
25million-1million
What was the Colombian exchange
Foodto Americas/Europe
Increase food source-population growth
What items were sent to the Americas
Apple-citrus-horses
Cattle-bees-wheat
What items were sent to Europe
Potato Corn Squash Tomato Cocoa Tobacco
What was England doing in the age of exploration
Cabot-1507 New England-Canada Sea dogs-drake-raiders Around the world Jamestown-1607--north America east coast Puritans-Massachusetts-1620
Where were the Dutch colonizing
New York-new Netherlands
Trade
Where were the French colonizing
Canada-Quebec 1608
Settlement
Louisiana-Champlain
Which nations were involved in the era of exploration
Portugal-RC 1487 Spain-RC English-P France-RC 1524 Dutch-P 1596