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NAME: __Katerina Christopoulos_____________
Europeans Explore the East
1.
What technological advances made possible the age of exploration?
1. Astrolabe, magnetic compass, triangular sails, caravel
2.
What were some immediate and some long terms causes of Columbus’s
voyage?
1. Immediate: Tensions between Spain and Portugal
2. Long term: Opens Americas for exploration and colonization.
3.
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas and what is the most important result of
this agreement?
1. Agreement that everything West of the Line Of Demarcation (approx 60
degrees W longitude) is Spain’s and East of the Line of Demarcation is
Portugal’s.
4.
How did Portugal benefit from his voyage?
1. Direct trade route to Asia.
5.
Why did Spain set up trading posts in Asia?
1. Claimed the islands of Philippines to expand their empire.
6.
How did the Dutch gain control of much of the Indian Ocean Trade?
1. Made alliance with the British who had a great naval force.
7.
How did the European battles for Indian Ocean trade affect the peoples of
Asia before the nineteenth century?
1. Generally they were unaffected.
8.
What role did the Dutch East India Company have in European exploration?
1. Helped explorers finance exploration and was the most powerful trading
company.