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What were factors that contributed the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere?

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  1. Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe

2. Support for diffusion of Christianity (spread by explorers & missionaries)

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What was the means of diffusion of Christianity?

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  1. Migration of colonists to new lands
  2. Influence of Catholics & Protestant’s, who carried their faith, language, and cultures to new lands.
  3. Conversion of indigenous people (native)
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What was the political and economical competition between European empires?

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Each empire was competing to become the most wealthy & powerful

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What were some innovations in the navigational arts?

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  • Caravel
  • Astrolabe
  • Compass
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What was the pioneer role of Prince Henry The Navigator?

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  • Acquire trade
  • Extend Christianity
  • Establish navigational school
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What were the effects of European exploration?

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  1. America creating new cultural and social patterns

2. Europeans establishing trading posts and colonies in Africa and Asia

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What were the effects in the Americas?

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  1. Expansion of overseas territorial claims European emigration to N. & S. America (colonies)
  2. Demise of Aztec and Inca empires
  3. Rigid class system & dictatorial rule in Latin America
  4. Forced migration of some Africans into slavery
  5. Colonies imitation of the culture and social patterns of their previous country
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What was effected by the Columbian trade?

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  1. Western hemisphere products (i.e. tobacco, corn, potatoes) changed European lifestyle
  2. European horses and cattle changed lifestyle of the Native Americans
  3. European diseases killed many Native Americans (smallpox & measles)
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What was the Impact of the Columbian trade?

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  1. Shortage of labor to grow cash crops led to the use of African slaves
  2. Slavery was based on race
  3. European plantation (encomienda) system in the Caribbean and Americas destroyed indigenous economies and damaged the environment
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What happened with African colonization?

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  1. European trading posts along coast (Gold Coast)

2. Trade in slaves, gold, & other products

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What happened with Asian colonization?

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  1. colonized by small groups of merchants in India, the Indies, & China
  2. Influence of trading companies (Portuguese, Dutch, French)
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What did the Triangular trade do?

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  • Export metals from the Americas
  • Linked Europe, Asia, & Africa
  • trade slaves, sugar, & rum
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What did Asia base their economy off of?

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Silver

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What were the Causes of European Exploration?

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  • God
  • Gold
  • Glory
  • Navigational Achievements
  • Henry The Navigator
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What were the religious motives of exploration?

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  1. Catholic rulers of Spain, Portugal, & France
  2. Desire of Catholics to convert natives
  3. Protestants also wanted to convert indigenous
  4. Diffusion of Christianity
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What were the motives for the quest of wealth for exploration?

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  1. Explorers told stories of golden cities
  2. Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources
  3. Avoid Ottoman monopoly to save money in trade
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What were the motives of glory for exploration?

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  1. Race between empires to find new lands, trade routes, and products
  2. Competition between empires
  3. Find it first you own it
  4. Nationalism (pride in country)
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What were the motives for technology for exploration?

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  1. major reason for exploration
  2. New inventions made it easier & faster to sail
    (i. e. compass, astrolabe, caravel)
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What were Prince Henry The Navigators motives for exploration?

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  1. From Portugal
  2. Pioneer of navigation
  3. Establish navigational schools
  4. Acquired trade opportunities for Portugal
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What were the reasons for the Mughal empires decline?

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  1. Aurangzeb drained the empire of resources
  2. 2 mill. died of famine
  3. As Mughal began to fall, European influence rose
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What were the contribution of Mughal rulers?

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  1. Spread of Islam
  2. Art & Architecture
  3. Arrival of European trading outposts
  4. Influence of Indian textiles on British textile industry

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