1. European Exploration to the East

2. 1.What three factors encouraged exploration? 2.How did they achieve greater wealth by exploring to the east?

3. 3. Why did they desire to spread Christianity? 4. What were two advances in technology that allowed them to explore?

4. 5. How was Portugal able to lead the way and explore Africa? 6. Which Portuguese sailor was able to reach Asia?

5. 7. What lands did the Spanish claim? 8. How did the Portuguese create a trading empire?

6. 9. What other nations drove out the Portuguese from the Asia trade routes? 10. Where were the European outposts in Asia?

7. 1.What three factors encouraged exploration? -grow rich -spread Christianity -advances in technology 2. How did they achieve greater wealth by exploring to the east? -profit from spice trade in Asia -but out middle men of Italians and Muslims

8. 3. Why did they desire to spread Christianity? -Crusades caused hostility with Muslims and wanted to make sure they didn’t expand -duty to convert people to Christianity 4. What were two advances in technology that allowed them to explore? -caravel-triangular sails -astrolabe -magnetic compass -sextant-rudder

9. 5. How was Portugal able to lead the way and explore Africa? -apply sailing innovation -set up school to practice innovations -got support from government as Prince Henry liked exploration 6. Which Portuguese sailor was able to reach Asia? -Vasco de Gama in 1498

10. 7. What lands did the Spanish claim? -American continent -lands west of the Line of Demarcation after the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 8. How did the Portuguese create a trading empire? -took control of Asian cities from Muslims and controlled waterways -bring Asian goods back to Europe at lower prices so they demanded more and Portuguesa sailors got huge profits

11. 9. What other nations drove out the Portuguese from the Asia trade routes? -English and the Dutch established their own trading posts and drove out Portuguese -Most dominate was Dutch East India Company 10. Where were the European outposts in Asia? -Dutch=Java, Spice Islands and Indonesia -English=India (cloth) -France=India (not very successful)