World History Ch 19

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When Columbus reached this area, he sent delegates to seek the court of the emperor of China

Cuba

The English explorer James Cook died during a fight in

Hawaii

Christopher Columbus's decision to sail west to reach Asia was based on

His miscalculation of the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan

The center of the Spanish commercial activity in Asia was

Manila

The first European nation to dominate trade with Asia was

Portugal

In Christopher Columbus's journals, he suggested to the king and queen of Spain that they focus on converting the peoples of the Americas because "in a short time you will end up having converted to our Holy Faith a multitude of people's and acquired large dominion and great riches." Why did the Europeans explore?

Spices and Christians - they intended to enslave the natives

The Dutch policy in Indonesia was to

control the production of spices

In the long term the Colombian exchange

increased world population because of the spread of new crops

In the end, Portugal was unable to maintain its early domination of trade because

it was a small country with a small population

The astrolabe was designed to measure

latitude by measuring the angle of the sun or polar star above the horizon

The profitable merchandise that Vasco da Gama purchased in India was made up of

pepper and cinnamon

The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic ocean islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of

sugarcane

Which of the following was not one of the main inspirations for European Exploration

the desire to conquer China and India


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