Chapter 16: Exploration and Expansion 1400-1800 Section 3: Voyages of Portugal and Spain
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Responsible for Portugal’s interest in exploration Prince Henry The Navigator Responsible for Portugal’s interest in exploration
Found new route to the Indian Ocean Bartolomeu Dias Found new route to the Indian Ocean Around Cape of Good Hope
Sailed eastward across the Indian Ocean Landed in India VASCO da GAMA Sailed eastward across the Indian Ocean Landed in India Brought many valuable goods to Portugal
Dias and da Gama’s Contribution Now an overseas trade route from Europe to India and the East Indies
Spain
Christopher Columbus
October 12, 1492 landed in Americas Today known as Bahamas He landed in “West Indies” because be believed he landed in Asia
Massive exchange between New World and Old World (Europe) COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE Massive exchange between New World and Old World (Europe) Corn & potatoes to Europe Horses to Native Americans Diseases to Americas
Argued that new lands to the west were not part of Asia Amerigo Vespucci Argued that new lands to the west were not part of Asia
Found a route to the Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan Found a route to the Pacific Ocean