first stage of imperialism; key words Flashcards
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the act of extending a country’s authority to other land by political, military, and economic means
imperialism
1450 to 1750 is the…
age of exploration :)
the discovery of new ocean routes & lands led to:
the race of trading empires in asia & america
“humanist encourage anything that improved the understanding of the world”
renaissance
“new navigation development”
technology
one of the factors that encouraged exploration was the motive expansion of the…
3 G’s (God, Gold, Glory)
what is the first european nation to sponser voyages?
the portuguese
he was called “the Navigator” because of his success in advancing knowledge of the sea
prince henry
complete control over the sale of goods & services
monopoly
the portuguese established two profitable institutions in west africa
trading post and plantation
he found the east coast of africa & called it “cape of storms” that was changed to the “cape of good hope”
bartolomeu dias (his discovery of the indian ocean led to more exploration)
his voyage, that found the full all-water route to india, placed portugal to dominate trade with india.
vasco de gama (1497)
he reached the indies and visited hispaniola
christopher columbus
when did bartolomew diaz reach the cape of good hope?
1488
when did vasco de gama reach calicut, india?
1498
when did portugal acquire the port of goa, india (& made it the capital of the portuguese empire)?
1511
to resolve the issue of rivalry between spain & portugal, they signed an agreement in 1494. drawing a line of demarcation.
treaty of tordesillas
when did christopher columbus reach the canary islands, bahamas, northeast of cuba, & samana?
1492
when did amerigo vespucci reach brazil?
1512
when did ferdinand magellan reach the philippines?
1521
holland made the..
dutch east inda company
england made the..
english east india company
france made the..
french east india company
it means that the basis of wealth of a nation is based on the amount of bullion it had.
mercantilism
