Chapter 10: Exploration and Expansion

Section 1: Voyages of Exploration

Locate:
East Indies: where Jamaica is now, in the Caribbean Sea
West Indies: where Indonesia and Malaysia are now: in between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Line of Demarcation: it goes through the Atlantic Ocean and slices Greenland in half
Identify:
Prince Henry the Navigator: a Prince who encouraged the early Portuguese explorations
Bartholomeu Dias: a person who rounded the southern tip of Africa and named it Cape of Storms
Christopher Columbus: a capable sea captain from Genoa who discovered North and South America
Treaty of Tordesillas: The treaty that drew a Line of Demarcation that ran north and south about 1,100 miles
Amerigo Vespucci: an Italian who represented the Medici bank in Spain, undertook several voyages for Spain
Ferdinand Magellan: a captain who led a Spanish sailing expedition that entered the vast Pacific Ocean
Define:
Latitude: lines that showed distance north and south of the equator
Astrolabe: an instrument that measured the positions of stars
Longitude : lines that show the distance east or west of a certain point
List three technical advances that helped make the voyages of exploration possible
The astrolabe that measured the positions of the stars
Sailing vessels that were suited to ocean voyages: Portugese developed the three-masted caravel
Maps were more accurate due to the reports of Marco Polo

Why were the discoveries of Ponce de Leon and Balboa important to Spain?
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida and Vasco de Balboa pushed through the steaming jungles of Central America and sighted a vast body of water
What did Magellan set out to find?
Magellan set out to find a western sea route to Asia

What countries sent explorers to seek a northwest passage to Asia?
Spain and Portugal
What areas were explored as a result?
Africa, North America, South America, Central America

Section 2: Profitable Trade with the East

Locate:
Goa: in South-West India
Malacca: on top of the East Indies
Spice Islands: East of the East Indies, north of Australia
Macao: under Canton
Canton: my birthplace!!!! :D:D:D
Nagasaki: south Japan: the place where USA dropped the 2nd atom bomb
Identify:
Affonso de Albuquerque: governor of the Portuguese trading posts

What were the main products Europeans wanted from Asia?Spices, silk, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, porcelain, satin, and nutmeg.
What nations competed for trading rights in Asia?
Dutch, Portugal, Netherlands, England, Portugal, France

What attitude did the rulers of China and Japan have toward European traders?
Regarded the European traders as barbarians.
What policy did China and Japan eventually follow toward foreigners?
They eventually expelled all foreigners.