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motives for expanding into the new world

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Fantastic lands- Travels of John Mandeville… talked of the gold silver
Economic Motives- new areas of trade (spices)
Religious Zeal- crusading mentality

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The polos

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Medieval travelers- NIccolo and Maffeo… went to Asia and wrote travelers

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Means for expansion

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Europe was connected to growing monarchies during the Renaissance
monarchies increased authority/resources
Maps- Portolani… Charts made by medieval navigators, but they did not take into account the curvature of the earth
Ships/Sailing- mastered the axial rudder, couldn’t stade against wind, Increased knowledge of the Atlantic ocean

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Explored the coast of Africa
searched for gold
brought back african slaves
New source of gold in west Africa (Gold Coast)

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Bartholomeu Dias

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sailed around the cape of good hope

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Vasco da gama

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got to India by rounding the cape of good hope

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Afonso de Albuquerque

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Set up facilities at Goa (HQ)- commercial/ military base

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Reasons for portuguese success

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  1. Guns

2. Seamanship

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Christopher Columbus

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Reached the Bahamas
Italian who sailed for Spain
4 more voyages to try and connect India to christianity

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John cabot

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Explored New England coastline

From Italy, sailed for England

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Pedro cabral

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Discovered South America

From Portugal, and sailed for them

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wrote about his voyages of the geography of the world

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Nunez De Balboa

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Reached the Pacific ocean

crossed the isthmus of panama

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Circumnavigates the earth

Died in the Philippines

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Divided the New world
Spanish gets the western side of the world
Portugal gets the Eastern side of the world

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Conquistadors

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Spanish conquerors who were privately funded

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mesoamerica

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Central America/Mexico

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Mayas

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In Mesoamerica- Yucatan Peninsula

Sophisticated civilization- temples/ pyramids

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Aztecs

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In central mexico
capital was Tenochtitlan
great warriors

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Hernan Cortes

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Leader of the Aztecs (messenger from the gods)
Took montezuma hostage
were overthrown by the spanish- bc of smallpox(no immunity), had guns and cannons, and allied with other cities

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The Incas

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Pachacuti = leader
created a centralized state
boundaries extended- buildings, roads, and bridges

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Francisco Pizarro

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Spanish Defeated the Incas- had guns, cannons, and horses

Many Incas died of smallpox

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Encomienda

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Spanish collected tribute from natives who were used for labor
Bartolome de casas spoke against it

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Spanish after the conquest of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas

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Took advantage of the indians

Mita- allowed authorities to use native labor in the silver mines

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Viceroy
Puppet ruler who speaks the laws from the king to the people (a representative)
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The Slave trade
``` Increased trade in slaves for sugar cane Forced on plantations High death rate during transit Depopulation in African kingdoms increased warfare to meet the # of slaves needed ```
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Effects of the Slave trade
Society of friends- group of quakers who criticized slavery | Cheep european goods -> African goods
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the West in Southeast Africa
Portugal tried to control trade but couldn't Spanish controlled the philippines -became the major trade base Dutch/English- biggest threat to the portuguese dutch occupied most of the coast (pushed portugal out)
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Local Kingdoms in the Southeast Africa
Bulma Siam Vietnam
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The French/British in India
Divided into Hindu/muslim kingdoms
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The Mughal Empire
Founded by Babur- Descendant of Genghis Khan | Greatest emperor
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The Impact of Portugal
At first dominated trade, but then had to fight the Dutch for it
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The Impact of England
Established trading posts at surat, Fort William, and, Mudras (French takes over trade, biggest rival)
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The Impact of Dutch
Abandoned the spice trade
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The Impact of French
Established fort on east coast
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Sir Robert Clive
``` from England Consolidated British Control in Bengal Battle of Plassey- won- Pushed out french East India Co. Collected taxes for England ```
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Ming Dynasty
Farm/ Hunted people Extended rule in Mongolia/ Central Africa Traded with Russia `
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Quing Dynasty
came from the manchus Corrected social/economic ills Kangxi/Qianlong - greatness of China is bc of them
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Western inroads
Russia(problem)- wanted skins/furs England(problem)- replaced portugal as dominate trade Trading post in Canton- only port for European trade (limited contact) Could stay in canton from oct-march
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
Shogun who unified Japan
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Opening to the West
Portuese- starting trading with Japan, and Francis Xavier was the first Jesuit missionary, at first accepted bc they brought new gadgets but the missionaries were kicked out
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The Americas
Spain/ Portugal established large empires
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The West Indies
English/French were first to colonize it English: Held Barbados, Jaminca, and Bermuda French: Helid Saint Domingue, Mrtinique, and Guaseloupe Sugar Factories: High death rate, 200,000 back slaves producing 50,000 tons of sugar each year
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1602
Dutch Formed the New Netherlands
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1607
English formed Jamestown
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1663
Canada was under the French-Jacques Cartier-ST. Lawrence river Samuel de Champlain- established Quebec
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The Impact of European Expansion (Conquered)
Altered the population of Africans Changed/added European society Increased war in Africa Latin America: multicultural society Brought horses/cattle- helped indians new crop- wheat, sugar, sweet potatoes, Indian corn missionaries: built hospitals, schools, and orphanages Went to Asia goodin China but got expelled in Japan
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The Impact of European Expansion (Conquerors)
More gold and silver- prices increased Columbian exchange- exchanged plants (America- Potatoes, tobacco, chco) and animals(Europe- horses/cattle) European culture was spread all over
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Gerardus Mercator
Projection- created a map that showed the sphere shape of the earth
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Causes of the economic conditions in the 16th century
Influx of metals | population increase- higher demand for land/ food
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economic conditions in the 16th century
Inflation increase price Lower standard of living
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Joint stock company
People bought shares of a company as an investment, while a board ran the company
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The bank of Amsterdam
Deposit/ transfer system- heavy in trading stocks
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The growth of commercial capitalism
Shipbuilding mining metallurgy All useful in the 16th century
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Mercantilism
total volume of trade is unchangeable protected economics by hoarding metals goods imported were of lesser value the the ones being exported in order to keep the balance of trade

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