enice (Italy) had MONOPOLY of trade with Asia Other countries search for sea routes Prince Henry (Portugal) & experts develop CARAVEL & pays for exploration Portuguese Capt. Dias finds route around Africa Portuguese set up trade along east Africa (gold, Ivory, slaves) sole control small, sturdy ship
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Venice (Italy) had MONOPOLY of trade with Asia Other countries search for sea routes Prince Henry (Portugal) & experts develop CARAVEL & pays for exploration.
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Venice (Italy) had MONOPOLY
of trade with AsiaOther countries search for sea
routes Prince Henry (Portugal) & experts develop
CARAVEL & pays
for exploration
Portuguese Capt. Dias finds route around
Africa
Portuguese set up trade along
east Africa (gold, Ivory, slaves)
sole control
small, sturdy
ship
•King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella (Spain) fund voyage across Atlantic
•Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria (largest)
•Finds land – names it San Salvador
•Meets Taino – calls them Indians
•Leaves sailors at La Navidad
•Returns to Spain- Hero – lands visited claimed to Spain
• Line of Demarcation – boundary of Spain’s exploration & monopoly rights (West of line = Spain,
East of line = Portugal)
•Treaty of Todesillas – line moves west (Portugal rights to Africa & Brazil)
Portugal’s King Portugal’s King Manuel chooses Manuel chooses de Gama to lead de Gama to lead expedition around expedition around Cape of Good Cape of Good HopeHope
Leads to Leads to TRADETRADE
•Looked for western route to Asia
•Believes Columbus’ islands are larger
Mapmakers call them North & South America
•Explores for passage THROUGH Americas
•Discovers PACIFIC OCEAN (calls it “South Sea”)
•Finds Strait around South America (Strait of Magellan)
•Opens to calm water – names it Pacific Ocean
•Reaches Asia & Philippines
(transfer of animals, plants & disease from the “Old World” to the “New World”)
OLD NEW: grains – wheat, barley
animals – cattle, horse, pig
disease – smallpox, measles, typhus
(*killed many Native Americans)
NEW OLD: plants - corn, tomatoes, potatoes animals