first motive for exploration:
Desire to find new trade routes to Asia.
Key Terms
first motive for exploration:
Desire to find new trade routes to Asia.
second motive for exploration:
Excitement over the opportunity for new knowledge.
third motive for exploration:
Chance to earn fame and glory.
one advance that allowed for easier exploration:
Cartography: improved mapmaking led to more accurate maps, which helped explorers by making navigation easier.
second advance that allowed for easier exploration:
Ship design: improved ship design such as new caravel, improved navigation and ability to explore along coastlines.
third advance that allowed for easier exploration:
Compass and astrolabe: improved compass and astrolabe gave more of an accurate direction.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
first motive for exploration: | Desire to find new trade routes to Asia. |
second motive for exploration: | Excitement over the opportunity for new knowledge. |
third motive for exploration: | Chance to earn fame and glory. |
one advance that allowed for easier exploration: | Cartography: improved mapmaking led to more accurate maps, which helped explorers by making navigation easier. |
second advance that allowed for easier exploration: | Ship design: improved ship design such as new caravel, improved navigation and ability to explore along coastlines. |
third advance that allowed for easier exploration: | Compass and astrolabe: improved compass and astrolabe gave more of an accurate direction. |
fourth advance that allowed for easier exploration: | Weapons: sailors could fire their cannons at targets near the shore without leaving their ships. The native peoples' weapons were no match for European guns. |
pedro cabral went from... | Portugal to India. |
de gama went from... | Portugal to Africa. |
vasco de gama was important to portuguese exploration because: | He brought the first load of valuable spices from India directly back to Portugal, which made Portugal even more eager to trade directly with Indian merchants. |
pedro cabral was important to portuguese exploration because: | He reached the east coast of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal, established a trading post in India and signed trade treaties there which paved the way for the Portuguese to take control of the eastern sea routes to Asia, and to build forts and trading posts in India. |
effects of portuguese exploration: | - Brought gold and slaves from Africa to Europe - Found a sea route to India - Brought back spices and other goods, such as porcelain, incense, jewels, and silk - Attacked towns in India and the coast of East Africa - Established colonies in Brazil bringing great suffering |
christopher columbus was important to spanish exploration because: | He discovered the West Indies and paved the way for further exploration of a new land mass between Europe and Asia. |
ferdinand magellan was important to spanish exploration because: | He discovered a strait connecting the Atlantic and Pacific, allowing ships to continue on to Asia. After he was killed, his crew completed their voyage, becoming the first people to circumnavigate the globe. |
effects of spanish exploration: | Revealed the existence of the Americas, a 'new world' to Europeans. |
hernán cortés was important to spanish exploration because: | He defeated the Aztecs. |
francisco pizarro was important to spanish exploration because: | He conquered the Incas. |
effects of later spanish exploration: | - Rapidly expanded Spain's foreign trade and overseas colonization - Wealth from the Americas made Spain one of the world's richest and most powerful countries - Ships brought corn and potatoes to Spain, and these crops grew well in Europe - An increased food supply helped spur a population boom in Europe - Europeans were introduced new luxury items, such as chocolate |
john cabot was important to english exploration because: | He made England's first voyage of discovery and first land claims in the New World. |
giovanni da verracano was important to english exploration because: | He explored the Atlantic coast and gave France its first claims in the Americas. |
henry hudson was important to english exploration because: | He tried to find a northwest passage through North America to the Pacific Ocean. He explored the Hudson River, which led to Dutch settlement in the area, and claimed Hudson Bay in Canada for the English. |
effects of other european exploration: | - Found rich resources of cod and other fish, which led European fishing boats to regularly visit the region - Europeans began trading with Native Americans for whale oil and otter, beaver, and fox furs - Europeans set up a number of trading posts in North America - English exploration contributed to war between England and Spain |
explain how exploration and trade contributed to the growth of capitalism during this time: | As merchants gained wealth by trading and selling goods from around the world, they used their profits to finance more voyages and to start trading companies. |
how does a market economy work? | It's an economy in which prices are determined by the buying and selling of decisions of individuals in the marketplace. |
what is a cottage industry? what effect did cottage industries have on capitalism? | A cottage industry is a small-scale business in which people produce goods at home. It involved turning raw materials into finished products, such as spinning wool into thread, or weaving thread into cloth. It was also a step toward the later system of factories operated by capitalists. |
what is mercantilism? what role did colonies play in this policy? | Mercantilism is an economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by establishing colonies and controlling trade. Colonies supplied raw materials for their industries at home. |