paper 1 February 04‚ 2013 The Age of Exploration The age of exploration had a huge impact on the history. It started from the 14th century to the 17th century where European countries were looking for the shortest and best routes through the Indies because it would give them wealth due to the excess to spices‚ gold‚ and silver overseas. Other than that‚ advances in technology‚ and Christianity are also some of the factors that led to the age of exploration which also made a huge impact in
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VOCABULARY 1. Triangular Trade – it connected Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia‚ and the American continents. Europe sent goods to Africa‚ Africa sent slaves to America‚ and America sent stuff to Europe. 2. Middle Passage - the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas. 3. Depopulation - the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all). 4. Corruption –fraudulent conduct by those in power‚ typically involving bribery. 5. Lament – a depressed‚ sad‚ feeling
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Henry the Navigator in the Age of Exploration Prince Henry was born in Portugal in 1394. He was the third son of King John I. In the year of 1415‚ Henry helped his two brothers attack the port of Ceuta in Morocco. This inspired him to explore the unknown of South Africa. In the Algarve‚ Henry constructed his own school of navigation on a promontory called Sagres that juts out into the sea between Cape St. Vincent and Lagos bay. Prince Henry set up this school‚ so that there would be a place where
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The two nations leading worldwide exploration are Spain and Portugal. There were many reasons that made Spain and Portugal the forerunners of worldwide exploration. Spain and Portugal‚ both located off the Iberian Peninsula‚ had a geographical advantage over other nations. This Peninsula allowed easy access into the Atlantic‚ which made it much easier to launch expeditions to the Americas. Spain and Portugal both sought out economic growth which led them to seek out new trade routes‚ leading to resources
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The Islamic Golden Age in Spain was a multi-cultural mix of the people of three religions that believed in one God; Muslims‚ Christians‚ and Jews. During the Golden Age; libraries‚ colleges‚ public baths were established and literature‚ poetry‚ and architecture flourished. Muslims and non-Muslims made general influences to this flowering of culture. The Golden Age is described as religious and ethnic tolerance and mixed agreement between Muslims‚ Christians‚ and Jews. Although Christians and Jews
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Jake Petrillo Age of Exploration: May 29th‚ 2016 Global History-9 DBQ Essay Hill Many times throughout history‚ a nation may reap the rewards of another’s destruction. This was especially evident during the Age of Exploration‚ in which the Spanish Empire began to expand their territory in the the New World. Powered by the Italian Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution‚ new inventions and ideas about the world enabled people to travel greater distances than before‚ allowing for the European discovery
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done‚ Emanuel dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations‚ he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497‚ thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class. His son‚ John III‚ promoted the settlement of Brazil and (again influenced by the example of Spain) introduced (1536) the Inquisition into Portugal to enforce religious uniformity
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The Spanish age of Exploration was motivated by a desire for new territory‚ wealth and trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly
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Keno Eloho Exploration Essay 8B The age of exploration may have brought more cultures and land to the Europeans‚ but have you ever wondered why exploration was such an importance during this period? The answer to this question is wealth. People wanted their lives to be wealthier than it already is. This desire would influence their routes for exploration‚ increased their wishes for luxurious items‚ and would influence more trade. Of course‚ people had other reasons to explore. Some explored
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and contrast the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment The Age of Exploration and The Enlightenment were products of the Renaissance (1400-1648). Both The Age of Exploration (1400-1500) started by Prince Henry the Navigator (1394- 1460) to the beginning of The Enlightenment (1687-1789). It was symbolic that Prince Henry the Navigator erected the first navigational school in Sagres‚ Portugal where it was considered the rim of the known world at an earlier time. Portugal‚ situated in the
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