age of exploration

Prester John went from asia to africa

this age was same time as prot reform

crusades brought new ideas

new map from geografia by Ptolemy

new map made people want to travel

eco shift to money instead of trade/land in england

france+eng more unified

collapse of mongolia messes up supply routes andtrade routes, so want to travel so they can get the stuff they want

rome split west ot east after fall of constantinople to ottoman empire

wanted to get to subsaharan gold trade

portugal first in europe to start exploring

Prince henery the navigator sponsers portuguese exploration

Portugal influenced by musims, more glabal understanding of the world

portugal wants to establish themselves as powerful

portugal brings jesuits when exploring to convert anyone they find

Prince henery wants gold market

Diaz first to reach cape of good hope

Vasco de Gama reaches coast of indea

portuguese ports establish on indian coasts

Spain jelly of portugal

spain unified under Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Cestile

Columbas financed by Isabell of Cestile

Church passe stwo treaties, Tordesilles and saragosa to make line split world between spain and portugal

econmienda (spanish plantation system)

cheap labor slaves in america wipe out indiginous pop.

need more people, s kicks off triangle slave trade

Sliver mines in america, short term gain

mercantilism is want to export more than import

race based slavery is due to hatred of muslims, muslims bad so slaves to muslims are even worse

Affonso the first of Kongo

Almay of Futa Tora, made stand against slave trade