Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 Chapter 15 (p. 376 - 389)
Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 Before 1500, most overland/maritime expansion had come from Asia By 1450, no individual had crossed Pacific in either direction Australia was completely isolated
The Pacific Ocean Impressively, well before 1450, mariners of the Malay Peninsula (Polynesians) settled many distant islands in the Pacific Ocean Used Hokulea canoes
Hokulea Canoe
The Indian Ocean Polynesian mariners also colonized Madagascar Muslim trading communities dominated area Most traders operated independently of the empires/states they served With exception of Chinese (Ming Dynasty) Expeditions of Zheng He (Chinese Muslim) Created diplomatic/trade ties Trading cities on Swahili Coast also made expeditions
Zheng He
The Atlantic Ocean Greatest Mariners were Vikings from Early Middle Ages Discovered Iceland (770), Greenland (982), Newfoundland (1001) Genoese/Portuguese expeditions discovered Madeira, Azores, Canaries (14th century) Africans made some (failed) attempts to cross Atlantic By 1000, Amerindians from South America settled Antilles islands (Barbados, Cuba, Hispaniola, etc.)
Viking Voyages
Genoese/Portuguese Voyages
Amerindian Voyages