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Desi Oktaviani

Explorer’s age in Europe


 * Thesis**: Explorers were now on their own to discover new lands,new spices and new people with the help and support of their patrons.

· Prince Henry the Navigator o Wanted to seek Christian Kingdom and expand Christianity o established schools to learn how to sail o Acquired trade for Portugal o Africans were used as slaves o Patron for expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic Ocean · Christopher Columbus o 3 Ships; Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta o August 3, 1492 left to reach Asia by sailing west à thought he reached Asia but landed in Americas o Discovered the “New World” which is known as America o Sponsored by Queen Elizabeth(Spain) · Vasco da Gama o Motive was to control and dominate Arabian and Indian trade, he wanted to find spices, gold and Christians o Brought spices, ginger and cinnamon back o Beat Turks and Indians to form blockade of trade through the Red Sea o Reached Cape of Good Hope then sailed to the port of Calicut §   · John Cabot o Italian Navigator who discovered North America o Meca to collect spices, perfumes, skills, and precious stones · Ferdinand Magellan o Sailed the southern tip of South America then across Pacific Ocean then reached Phillipines o 1st Circumnavigation of the earth · Hernan Cortes o Landed at Veracruz, Gulf of Mexico o Marched to city of Tenochtitlan and made alliances with city-states o Conquered Aztec Empire in Mexico
 * Treaty of Tordesillas
 * divided world into Portuguese and Spanish spheres of influence

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