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Section 2- Traders, Explorers, and Colonists. Trade Between Europe and Asia The Spice Trade Europeans want Asian spices Pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves preserve food, improve flavor Spice trade controlled by Italian merchants from Genoa, Venice
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Section 2- Traders, Explorers, and Colonists • Trade Between Europe and Asia • The Spice Trade • Europeans want Asian spices • Pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves preserve food, improve flavor • Spice trade controlled by Italian merchants from Genoa, Venice • Sail to eastern Mediterranean ports to get Asian goods • Possibility of Great Wealth • Transport of goods is costly, so spices are expensive in Europe, so in 1400’s a new direct trade route to Asia is wanted
Leaders In Exploration • Exploring the African Coast • Portugal’s Prince Henry the Navigator seeks a shortcut to Asia • In early 1400’s, sends explorers down coast of Africa • Explorers return with gold dust, ivory, navigational knowledge • Race Around Africa • Dias rounds Africa’s south tip (Cape of Good Hope) in 1488 • A decade later, Vasco da Gama finds sea route to India • Portugal puts trading posts on Indian Ocean coasts, rules the seas
Europe Enters A New Age • Christopher Columbus • Some believe shortest way to Asia is west across Atlantic • Italian Christopher Columbus, sailing for Spain, leaves in 1492, lands in the Caribbean, and thinks it’s Asia • Ferdinand Magellan • In 1519, Spain funds Portuguese explorer Magellan • Killed in battle in Philippines after 18 months at sea, only 18 crewmen circumnavigate- sail completely around the world • John Cabot • England’s Henry VII wants his share of wealth • Funds Italian born Giovanni Caboto, John Cabot • Cabot thinks north across the Atlantic might be the shortcut to Asia • Sails from England in 1497, and lands in Newfoundland, Canada, he thinks he finds Asia
The Outcomes Of Exploration • A Clash of Cultures • Europeans founded colonies on coasts of Africa, the Americas • Imperialism- one country controls government, economy of another country • Religious Conversion • Christian European monarchs sent missionaries to colonies to convert the conquered people to Christianity • Hope the new converts will help Christianity overcome Islam • The Spread of Diseases • Unknowingly Europeans carry diseases to colonies, like smallpox, malaria, and measles • Slavery • Portuguese buy West Africans to work as slaves in Portugal • In some colonies, European make native peoples work land for them
School Domination • Pick 3 rooms to takeover • Write them on a sheet of paper in order of importance • Include a reason of why for each room • Create a Name of your ship • Create a Name of your country
