Why? New innovations Explorers Effect of exploration
Why did Europeans travel to Asia? God: wanted to convert the natives to Christianity Glory: wanted a spirit of adventure Gold: find spices & silks without paying Arab & Italian merchants; become wealthy
New Innovations that made exploration possible Compass: showed the direction Astrolabe: used the sun to get a ship’s latitude Lateen (triangular) sails: ships could sail into the wind
Exploration and Expansion What impact did European expansion have on the conquerors and the conquered? Plantations were established in the new colonies Columbian Exchange began: exchange of plants & animals between the Old and New Worlds – advance the economies of both worlds Increase in international trade
Explorers/Discovery Marco Polo Christopher Columbus John Cabot Amerigo Vespucci Juan Ponce de Leon Hernan Cortes Ferdinand Magellan Samuel de Champlain Henry Hudson Zheng He Asia Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola New England coastline South American coast Florida Mexico Sailed around the world Great Lakes & Quebec Hudson River & Bay SE Asia, India, East Africa
Africa in an Age of Transition Economic/Political Causes Market for African slaves in the Middle East Planting of sugarcane in the New World Demand for slaves increased Economic/Political Effects Depopulation in some areas Increased warfare and violence
Triangular trade Europe Africa Americas Sail to West Africa with iron, cloth, weapons Africa Trade their goods for the slaves; travel along the Middle Passage to the Americas Americas Slaves would be traded for sugar, molasses, tobacco, fish, flour, wood, indigo, iron & taken back to Europe to be made into manufactured goods
Triangular Trade Route (know this)
Caravel ship
Astrolabe
Columbus
Magellan
Champlain
Da Gama
Zheng He
Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade How did the power shift from the Portuguese to the Dutch in the control of the spice trade? Dutch came to SE Asia & pushed the Portuguese out because they had more money. Dutch merchants also pushed out English traders.
Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade What were the 4 types of political systems that developed in Southeast Asia? Buddhist kings: Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Javanese kings: Java Islamic sultans: Malay Peninsula, Indonesian Archipelago Vietnamese emperors: Vietnam