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| What was Columbus's goal for his voyage? (two problems he would fix) |
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People spent huge amounts of money on luxury goods and spices from the East. At every step of the way, the price of the spices went up—100, 1000, or even 2000 times their original price. Another problem was the security of the trade routes.
They believed that a sea route to the East was the solution to their trade problems. And they hoped to get rich by bringing in spices and other trade goods to sell on the European market. They did not know North America was there. |
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| What was a downside to the size of Columbus's boats? |
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| One of Columbus’s ships was five vans end-to-end. These were easy to sink because they were so small. |
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| What did the maps look like? |
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| The maps looked like they were part of a children's book. |
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| Why did people support the voyages and what were the risks? |
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| Christopher Columbus had the support of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain. There was no guarantee that these voyages would be successful. Columbus could die at sea but if the voyages worked it would mean that Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain would get a large profit. |
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| People wanted luxury goods. New people started investing in other business ventures which expanded commerce and manufacturing |
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| Why were luxury goods so expensive the further away you got from India and the far east? |
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| Arab merchants bought spices in India and the Far East. They transported the spices and sold them to Italian merchants. The Italian merchants then brought the spices to Venice, where they sold them to traders from across Europe. At every step of the way, the price of the spices went up—100, 1000, or even 2000 times their original price |
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| What was running out and what was it affecting? |
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| Gold and silver were running out from European mines. This was affecting European trade economy. |
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| Who was Prince Henry and what did he do? |
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| Prince Henry felt threatened by the Muslim nations. He wanted to find Prester John who was believed to be in Africa. He wanted to find him so that he could help convert people in Africa to join Christian nations and crusade against the Muslims. |
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| Who were Missionaries and what did they do? |
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| Missionaries were preaching to First Nations in Canada There was a base set up in Fort Edmonton to serve the West. Most missionaries were Francophone. |
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| Why did people want to explore? |
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| For expanding their trade, their gold supplies, and the influence of Christianity. Openness to outside influences and a curiosity about the rest of the world were part of the Renaissance European worldview. |
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| Prince Henry the Navigator |
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| Prince Henry of Portugal, (Prince Henry the Navigator) had a great interest in ships and navigation. Prince Henry became a patron of Portuguese explorers. He sponsored many voyages, and he established a center where people from all over Europe gathered to share their knowledge. |
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| the things a state, province or country does to achieve their goal of increased power and territory. |
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| Where did Europeans mostly explore? |
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| The explorers shown on the map came from Europe, mainly in Portugal, France, Spain, and England. They didn’t really explore much into Asia, just in North America |
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| What did the Portuguese do? |
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| Prince Henry sent expeditions south along the coast of Africa to make contact with gold-producing areas which was successful. They brought African slaves to work on sugar plants but many died on the way. The Portuguese hired interpreters, who would help them get reliable information about the areas they wanted to explore, and they also helped them establish relations with the Indigenous people. Portugal and Spain had a rivalry. |
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| What was the Battle of Diu |
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| Portuguese fleets began making yearly trips to the Indian Ocean. The Arab merchants saw them as intruders and began attacking their ships. There was a sea battle between the Portuguese and the Arabs, and the Portuguese won and gained military control. |
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| planning and following a route to a specific destination |
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| to go around or avoid an obstacle while sailing |
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| Occurring in a place naturally (native) |
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| What did Europe know about the places beyond Europe? |
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| Despite their openness and curiosity, Europeans knowledge of the lands beyond Europe was very limited. They thought of these places as exotic and mysterious. Books by travelers were extremely popular but were often full of misinformation. |
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| Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa and across the Indian Ocean and landed in the city of Calicut. The Portuguese needed to reach the East before the Spanish. He came back with a cargo of precious spices |
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| glory, god, geography, gold. |
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