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Americas, Pro.Martin
Question | Answer |
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Voyages of Exploration and Discovery | Between 1400-1800. voyages would be expensive, private investors.gov authority.Handsome profit.A time when Europeans sought out new trade routes for Asia also to spread Christianity.Silk,spice,accurate understanding of Geo,knoledge,communication,trade,Rel |
Motivations for Eploration | accurate understandign of geography,all around knowlegde,communication,transport,trade,SPREAD RELIGION! |
Colonies Involved? | Portugal, Spain, England, Dutch. |
Resources Europeans Were After? | silk,spice,food,luxuries,jewlery ect. |
Challenges Faced from Exploration? | Desiese,lack of technology,natives,"dirty savages" |
Capitalism and Centralization | capitalism for the poeple, centralization for the state. |
Columbian Exchange | 700-1100.Global diffusion of plants,foodcrop, animals,human population.Travel brings disease from Europe to Americas,SmallPox,Measels,WhoopingCough.alters world geo&natural envirnment.Worst demographic calmity in history.100million KIA.WorldPop increases! |