Chapter 3 Section 1
What was Prince Henry's goal and who actually achieved it?
his goals were to reach the source of treasures in the east and to spread the christian faith. vasco de gama achieved this goal in 1498 when he discovered the riches in calicut.
What European countries were competing for Asian trade during the age of exploration?
portugal, spain, britain, netherlands, and france
Dutch East India Company
the company chartered by the English government in 1600 to carry on trade in the East Indies: dissolved in 1874.
What role did the renaissance play in launching an age of exploration?
they encouraged a new spirit of adventure and curiosity. this spirit prompted europeans to explore the world around them.
In what ways did Europeans owe some of their sailing technology to other peoples?
Because they used thing such as the astrolabe, smaller boat bottoms, better sails.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas reveal about Europeans' attitudes toward non-European land and peoples?
Europeans felt they were superior and they werent willing to change their ways for anyone. they also showed much racism.
What were the motives behind European exploration in the 1400's? Explain.
God, Gold, Glory
Prince Henry
Infante Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known as Henry the Navigator was an important figure in 15th-century Portuguese politics and in the early days of the Portuguese Empire
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route, as well as the Atlantic.
Bartolomeu Dias
a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic, the first European known to have done so.
Treaty ofTordesillas
agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers.