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Transoceanic Maritime Exploration

New state-supported exploration of oceans that occurred from 1450 to 1750.

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Three Gs

Gold (resources and trade routes), God (Christian expansion), Glory (fame and fortune of states).

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Motivation for New Trade Routes

Europeans sought new trade routes to avoid Ottoman control and Italian monopolies.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

A Portuguese mapmaker who sponsored voyages to find new trade routes.

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Significant Early Expeditions

Portugal discovered islands and sugar cane, leading to further exploration and trading.

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Gil Eanes

Portuguese explorer who successfully sailed past Cape Bojador, opening up new routes.

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Bartholomeu Dias

Explorer who navigated around the southern tip of Africa.

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Vasco da Gama

Discovered a sea route to India, establishing Portuguese trade posts.

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Trading-Post Empire

An empire that influences trade routes through posts rather than territorial conquest.

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Christopher Columbus

Denied funding by Portugal and Spain until 1492 when Spain sponsored his expedition.

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The 'Earth Apple'

The oldest globe, noted for its inaccuracies and missing details.

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Significant Explorers

Ferdinand Magellan, who sought the spice islands and died during the journey.

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John Cabot

Explored Canada, claiming land for Britain while seeking a route to Asia.

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Jacques Cartier

French explorer who sought the Northwest Passage but founded Quebec instead.

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Henry Hudson

Dutch explorer who attempted to find a Northwest Passage.

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Northwest Passage

A theoretical sea route through Canada to Asia.

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Mercantilism

An economic theory emphasizing wealth accumulation through trade and resources.

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Key Ideas of the Unit

Portugal navigated the Cape of Good Hope; Spain traversed the Straits of Magellan; the impact of trading posts.

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Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World and Old World.

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Treaty of Tordesillas (1492)

Agreement that divided the Pacific Ocean between Spain and Portugal.

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Colonization vs. Imperialism

Transformation from establishing settlements to enforcing control using military forces.

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Disease Impact

European diseases like smallpox caused significant Native American population declines.

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Slave Labor System

Labor system in which individuals worked to pay off passage to the New World.

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Sugar Production in Madeira

Portugal developed Madeira into a center for sugar production, utilizing slave labor.

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Triangular Trade

Trade system involving sugar from Americas, finished goods from Europe, and slaves from Africa.

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Transatlantic Slave Trade

The forced transportation of enslaved people across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

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Middle Passage

The brutal sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas.

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Afro-Brazilian Syncretism

Cultural blending resulting from the cross-continental diaspora and slave trade.

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Plant Exchanges

The transfer of crops between continents as part of the Columbian Exchange.

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Animal Exchanges

The introduction of new livestock and wildlife across the Atlantic during exploration.

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Cultural Exchanges

The sharing of customs, ideas, and technologies between the Old and New Worlds.

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