World History Ch 19
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
