Spain and Portugal lead the way

Were Spain and Portugal friends or rivals?

Rivals

What Peninsula did they share?

Iberian Peninsula

What is making Spain the most powerful nation in the world at this time?

They are getting a lot of gold and silver from the New World

Portugal: 5 facts about Prince Henry the Navigator

1. Third son of the King

2. Part of the Conquest of Seuda in Africa

   1. Exposed to gold, ivory, and wanted to chat into African trade.

3. Invested in navigation

   1. Established a school for navigation

      1. Hired staffs to study maps and develop a very accurate map

   2. Seeked the best sailors

4. Began to sail down the west coast of Africa

5. Interest in slavery

Who is responsible for the Vasco Da Gama

Bartholomeus Diaz

Spain: 8 facts about Christopher Columbus

1. Underestimated the size of the Earth

2. Goes to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

3. Kept a journal

   1. Talks about how the native people should become slaves, and convert to the Christian faith

4. Looked down at the NAs in the Caribbean and collected them as slaves

5. Spreading diseases. Flu, smallpox pox

   1. Makes population decline

6. Would reward officers with sex slaves

7. Took about 5,000 slaves back to Europe so they can learn their faith and the Spanish language

8. Called the locals, “Indians” because he thought it was India

What is the Treaty of Tordesillas? What year was it signed?

• Divided land between Spain and Portugal of the Iberian Peninsula

• Signed in 1494