Chapter 19 section 1 - Europeans Explore the East
Treaty of Tordesillas
An agreement between Portugal and Spain to divide newly discovered lands
Dutch East India Company
Government-chartered joint-stock company that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies.
Prince Henry of Portugal
He sought to increase the power of Portugal by seeking trade routes to the East by way of Africa
What were two main reasons for European exploration?
-- find new sources of wealth -- spread Christianity
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic
How did Spain and Portugal solve their differences over claims to new lands?
by agreeing to the Treaty of Tordesillas
Vasco da Gama
The first European to reach India by sea sailing around the tip of Africa.
How did the Dutch and English become Indian Ocean trading powers?
by establishing the East India Company
