Age of Exploration

chapter 15

What was the major reason for exploration?

Water routes to the Spice Islands (far east)

What events prior led to the age of exploration?

Crusades and Mongol empire

Spain:

Philippines- name for King Philip

Christopher Columbus- "found” the new world

Magella- first to circumnavigaate the globe

(Spain and Portugal are main 2 important)

Portugal:

leaders of explorations

first water route to Asia

Dutch:

they ruled India with respect instead of fear

British:

Fought France for control of India (they won)

France:

Fought the British for control of India (they lost)

new technology/skills:

cartography:

map making

Astrolabe:

longitude at sea

caravel:

new ship

Explorers and their achievements, sponsoring nations, findings and voyages:

Christopher Columbus:

Known for "discovering”and "finding”a new world

Sailed West to go to East and he also sailed across the Atlantic Ocean

Sailed for Spain

Henry the Navigator:

Prince of Portugal

created a college exploration and he taught how to sail and explore

known for creating a universal exploration

Vasco de Gama:

He went around Africa and he landed in India

He sailed for Portugal

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

discovered the Pacific Ocean through a passage from Panama and ended up finding the Pacific Ocean

Ferdinand Magellan:

first explorer to circumnavigate the world

Sailed for Spain

Was killed in the Philippines

John Cabot:

looked for the North West passage for a water route to East

Zheng He:

Greatest Chinese explorer

Afonso de Albuquerque:

Ruled India though fear

He sailed for Portugal and he was Portuguese

Bartolemue Dias:

He was Portuguese

Sailed to the tip of South Africa

Effects of European expansion on following places:

Philippines:

Conquered by the Spanish

Mughal India:

Conquered by Portugal (ruled with violence) then Dutch (ruled with respect) and then Britain and France fought for control (the British won)

Contrast of exploration/ conquering styles between following nations:

Portuguese:

The Portuguese ruled India but they ruled with violence

Dutch:

Unlike the Portuguese the Dutch ruled India with respect and peace

Reasons for isolation from European explorers for the following nations:

Japan:

They were open at first but then restricted trade with other countries because they were fearful of Spain taking over the Philippines. They didn’t want to do anything with them

China:

they restricted trade with other countries because they had little to offer they were considered inferior.

Korea:

Europeans landing on Korean shores were imprisoned or killed it was also known as "Hermit Kingdom"