Q2: Portuguese started their period of colonization 100 years ahead of the rest of the European countries because the invented and designed an ocean ship called the caravel and advancements in navigation. They were the first to navigate using latitudes. Without these technology they would have unnecessarily long voyages, shipwrecks, commercial losses, accidental discoveries, and not return home aka death.…
By 1495 Vasco had already completed King John II orders and King Manuel took over the throne. The country revived the task of finding a direct trade route to India. At this time, Portugal had established…
2. What were 3 reasons why Portugal led Europe in 15th century exploration? (Why did they have advantages over their neighbors?)…
The Portuguese wanted to explore the west coast of Africa to increase trade and to find a new sea…
Portugal, the westernmost country of Europe and part of the Iberian Kingdom, was the first to explore the Atlantic Ocean, colonize the Azores (1441) and nearby islands, and conquer the west coast of Africa reaching the northern Sahara Desert in 1434. In 1444 Portugal lands in the Verde…
A. The rise of imperialism by Portugal was due to the pursuit of exploration and trade. Imperialism is the acquisition of territory by either political or military force, while colonialism is sending citizens to inhabit and populate a new territory. Portugal landed in Brazil on April 23, 1500 and began setting up trading stations called “feitorias”.(Skidmore, 1999) Portugal did not have the population to colonize the new land and these stations were minimally staffed but secured by military means. The Portuguese used “bandeirantes” or armed groups to explore the land capturing Indians for labor and to look for precious metals. The religious order of Portuguese Jesuits was an aggressive mission…
Question: Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas from…
Once the Portuguese arrived, for example Henry the Navigator which founded the city of Sagres, their main goal was to explore and to find large quantities of gold. By the fifteen century the Portuguese achieved both of their goals, but there was something more that they wanted: maybe a better economy or maybe a faster way to earn money. With these new goals in their minds, the Portuguese started to occupy most of Africa, and started creating commerce between the two.…
1. Based on Gaustad’s The Religious History, explain how religion influenced Spain’s effort to colonize the New World. | 150 words | 25 points.…
Henry (1394-1460) was the fourth son of King John I of Portugal. In Portuguese his name and titles are Infante Dom Henrique de Avis, Duke of Viseu, but we know him best as Prince Henry the Navigator. He spent most of his life studying geography and seeking a shorter trade route to Asia. He started a school for sailors and collected all the maps and travel books he could find. He wrote to ship masters and travelers asking what they had seen.…
Because of his marriage to Felipa Perestrello, Columbus had gained access to his father in law's collection of maps and charts of the ocean. This helped him gain more knowledge of the sea. In the 15th century royal sponsorship was needed to fund an expedition. Columbus' decision to seek the Portuguese' sponsorship seemed like a good one because they had encouraged explorations for a while and the present monarch King John II was very interested in finding a route to the east. When Columbus approached the King with his idea, he passed it to his council who later denied the request because it was too expensive. Columbus would not back down, asking sponsorship from England and France but they would also deny his request. In 1485 Columbus moved to Spain with his son Diego. His intention was to persuade the Spanish crown to fund his voyage. This also seemed like a good idea because Spain was a crusading Christian nation with growing interest in the Atlantic. In between 1486 and 1487, Columbus had a chance to explain his plan. Although the King and Queen were interested, they were to busy fighting wars to give serious consideration to his plan. In 1488, it is believed that the Portuguese crown decided to give Columbus another chance because their great navigator Bartolomeu Dias, who was commissioned to discover the tip…
After the the Ottoman Empire shut down the Silk Road, Spain and other European powers still wanted to solidify their position as the prime global empire. To achieve this, they were to find a more efficient way to access the Indies. The only sensible pathway now, was to go around Africa. However, prince Henry from Portugal already had successful efforts by reaching Africa before they did. Considering Spain and Portugal’s rivalry it is evident why Spain would be in a rush to find this new pathway. Which is why Columbus’ encounter with the new world was so significant. It curated a new sense of hope for Spaniards at that time such as Bartolome De las Casas. It additionally intrigued citizens of the potential wealth and rumors of “gold, spices,…
History is the study of past events. It tells us about what happened in the past and why it happened, as well as an outlook on human affairs. People usually study history to learn about past events and to build upon them. These events could be either negative or positive and play a significant role in peoples’ lives. Colonization of North America played an important role in shaping lives of indigenous people. The colonizers were Euro-Americans such as, Britain, France, Spain and Portugal. The history of colonization of North America is rich with events that played out upon the indigenous lives and political landscape; the Euro-Americans did not like the indigenous people and did not want them around. Thus, Euro-Americans used different methods…
The New World was colonized by three main Nations. Those three main nations were the Spanish, French, and English. Their ways of colonization varied in their government, settlement locations, and settlement methods which includes relations with the Natives.…
The country of Spain covers 505,955 square kilometers, making it one of the 50 largest countries worldwide, and the third largest country in Europe. The countries most interesting border feature is that is has over double the amount of coastline compared to land borders with 3,084 mi of the country on the water. The country shares its land borders with France to the Northwest and Portugal to the southwest. The climate of Spain is varied as a result of its position above the equator, between 36 and 43 degrees North latitude, create a wet Spain in the North with mountainous areas, with temperatures that average with an average annual temperature of 14°c (57°f); and a dry Spain in the South, where it can get much hotter with temperatures sometimes…