1. Beginning of the Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia
Ch. 14

2. Spices Moluccas – major place to get spices
1400’s – Arabs and Italians dominated the trade

3. Portugal Sails East Prince Henry – Portugal Cartographer –
Portugal – first to explore the western coast of Africa
Explain Prince Henry’s reasons for sailing East.

4. Christopher Columbus
In search of faster way to Asia found the Americas
Nina, Pinta, and ____________
Claimed the land for Spain (San Salvador)
1st Trip – 1492
2nd trip – 1493 came as an empire builder
Caribbean into colonies

7. Dividing the Globe in Half
Line of demarcation – Set by the Pope.
Non European world into two zones
Spain – West Portugal – East
Treaty of Tordesillas
Signed between Spain and Portugal

8. Other Explorers Pedro Alvarez Cabral - Brazil Claimed for Portugal
Supplied sugar
Amergio Vespucci – Eastern South America
Ferdinand Magellan – 1st to sail around the world

9. Portugal gains Footholds
Explain why the Portuguese establish a presence mainly along the African coast.

10. African Slave Trade Europeans Entered the slave trade – profitable
Counted on the African rulers and traders to seize captives for exchange of textiles, rum, and weapons.
Alfonso I ruler of the Kongo and Almany spoke out against the slave trade

12. New African States Asante Kingdom (present day Ghana)
Managed a royal monopolies on Gold mining and slave trade
Oyo Empire ( present day Nigeria)
Gained wealth by trade

13. The European Presence Expands
How did the European presence in Africa expand?

14. Portugal Eastern Empire
Explain how the Portuguese controlled the Spice trade?

15. Rise of the Dutch Known for ships, sailing
Dutch East Company – full sovereign powers (build armies, wage war, negotiate peace treaties, govern overseas territory)
Explain how the Dutch build up a strong presence in Southeast Asia

16. Spain
Identify why Spain was able to conquer the Philippines.

17. Mughal India and European Traders
Explain how Britain gained controlled of India.

18. European contact with Ming China
Explain how the Ming limited trade in Macao
1. gold and silver. Why?
2. supervision by imperial officials
3. ___________________________
Tried to convert the Chinese did not work

19. Qing Dynasty
Manchus won support by supporting the Confucian system of government
Economy expanded
Population increased – potato and corn
Internal trade increased
Restricted trade with the Europeans
Korea – chooses isolation
Japan – Welcomed at first to only reject them after.