Chapter 16 Section 1 Page

 Huge Demand for Luxury Goods ◦ Items like spices, silk, cotton, dyes and gems could be sold at high prices  This made explorers and merchants very rich ◦ Many explorers also looked for new sources of gold  How Money Was Made (Part 1) ◦ Goods traveled by ship and camel caravans ◦ Most merchants only traveled part of the distance from the source to Europe

What is an example of a luxury good today?

 How Money Was Made (Part 2) ◦ At each port, the goods would be sold from merchant to merchant and the price would go up. ◦ By the end of the journey a good could be 100 times the original price  Italian City-States ◦ Due to their location, they had the best ship builders and navigators ◦ Venice controlled a monopoly on trade and made much money that way

Why would the price of a good go up as it moved from merchant to merchant?

 Explorers Became Famous ◦ Many explorers chose their profession not just to become rich, but to gain glory for themselves ◦ To be written about in books and in stories told was a way of becoming famous and “living forever”

How can you “live forever” in today’s world?

 Belief in Conversion ◦ Many Christians believed that it was their duty to convert the infidels and heathens  Those who had never heard about God ◦ Churches sent missionaries with explorers to far way lands to convert the natives to Christianity  Missionaries attempt to spread their religion by doing good works and educating the local people  Many, however, resorted to torture if the locals would not convert

What does the word “heathen” mean?

 To Gain Allies (supporters) ◦ The Spanish in particular tried to convert new peoples to Christianity so that they would help them in their fight against the Muslims  The Spanish were especially concerned with the Muslims in Spain and in Northern Africa

What are the three G’s for exploration?