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wh10a-IDR-0419_P1 11/24/2003 1:40 PM Page 65 Name Date CHAPTER 19 GUIDED READING Europeans Explore the East Section 1 A. Following Chronological Order As you read about the age of exploration, take notes to answer questions about events listed in the time line. 1400 1419 Prince Henry starts a navigation school. 2. What were some immediate and some long-term outcomes of Columbus’ voyage? Paved way for European colonization in Americas; increased tensions between Spain and Portugal 1487 Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa. 1492 Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean. 1494 Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas. 3. What was the most important result of this agreement? Line of Demarcation; West would belong to Spain & east would belong to Portugal 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean. 4. How did Portugal benefit from his voyage? Opened direct sea trade with Asia; develops trading empire 1500 1521 © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. 1. What technological advances made possible the age of exploration?Caravel- sturdier ship w/ tri sails; Astrolabe- brass circle with rings marked off in degrees, used with stars to tell location; Magnetic compass. 1565 Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines. 1664 To interfere with Portugal's success Spain begins settlements in the Philippines. 1600 1619 5. Why did Spain set up trading posts in Asia? The Dutch establish a trading center on Java. France sets ups up its own East India Company. 6. How did the Dutch gain control of much of the Indian Ocean trade? Had largest fleet of ships in the world; created Dutch East India Company & established dominance over the area; seized ports & islands from Portugal 7. How did the European battles for Indian Ocean trade affect the peoples of Asia before the nineteenth century? Those inland remained largely unaffected B. Drawing Conclusions On the back of this paper, explain the role played by the Dutch East India Company in European exploration. An Age of Explorations and Isolation 65