The Age of Exploration Flashcards
who created the magnetic compass?
the Chinese
Who was the first country to start explorations?
Portugal
Who was the second country to start explorations?
Spain
Who was the Portuguese navigator of exploration?
Henry the 1st
what was the inspiration behind European exploration?
desire to est. new trade routes to Asian markets and spread Christianity
what was Silk Road the term for during the Age of Exploration?
gun powder
Where did Portuguese mariners first travel to during their exploration?
the canary islands
What does “volta do mar” mean?
back the sea, developed by the Portuguese
Who traveled from Portugal to South of Africa and started the “Cape of Good Hope”?
Bartomeleu Dias
Who traveled from Portugal to India?
Vasco Da Gama
What Spanish explorer landed in the Bahamas/Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus
What did Christopher Columbus come across when he went to explore Asia?
Taino people that he believed were primitive children, gold and crops.
What was Columbus’ ultimate goal when exploring?
Reach East Asia by crossing the Western “Ocean Sea”
Who was the Spanish explorer to almost do the first circumnavigation of the world and establish a trade route between Mexico and the Philippians?
Ferdinand Magellan
What Danish navigator was commissioned by Russia and then later had the Bering sea named after him?
Vitus Bering
What English explorer explored the western and eastern part of North America?
Sir Frances Drake
What English explorer led 3 expeditions into the Pacific, died in Hawaii and was considered one of England’s greatest explorers?
Captain James Cook
Who helped Captain James Cook on his exploration?
Omar
What was the global diffusion of plants, crops, animals, human populations and disease pathogens?
The Columbian Exchange
Who dominated the Pacific Ocean trade from 1565-1815?
Spanish Galleons
What were the Manila Galleons?
The origins of Global Trade
Who were the first to set up trading posts and control them by forcing merchant vessels (military) to call at fortified trading sites?
Portuguese
Who was the commander of Portuguese force in the Indian Ocean and known as the “Duke of Goa”?
Alfonso D’albuquerque