1. Motivations for Exploring the Seas Europeans outside Italy wanted direct access to Asia’s goods, such as valuable spices from the Moluccas. 1 of 6 The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia Section 1: The Search for Spices Witness History Audio: The Search Is On Note Taking Transparency 106 Geography Interactive: Early Voyages of European Exploration, 1487-1609

2. Portugal Sails East Portugal’s Prince Henry set up a community of experts to plan for the long voyage to Asia. In 1488, Bartholomeu Dias rounded Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama later reached India, and soon the Portuguese had ports around the Indian Ocean. 2 of 6 The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia Section 1: The Search for Spices Color Transparency 82: European Explorations for Spices, About 1500 Columbus Sails West Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain financed Christopher Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic in hopes of finding an easier route to Asia. He set off in 1492 and reached the Caribbean islands, which he thought were the Indies. In 1493, the pope divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal with his Line of Demarcation.

3. The Search for a Direct Route Continues After many failed attempts by expeditions of the various European powers, Portuguese nobleman Ferdinand Magellan finally found a way to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic. The passage became known as the Strait of Magellan. His crewmembers were the first to circumnavigate the world. 3 of 6 The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia Section 1: The Search for Spices QuickTake Section Quiz Progress Monitoring Transparency

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