Voyage to the Continents Below
Being less known than Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo doesn’t make anyone less important. The Age of Exploration is a time period that occurred in the 1400s where many European countries set out in search for gold (land, resources, precious metals, spices, etc.), glory, and religious purposes (to spread Christianity and to do what God wants you to do). During this time period, new sea routes and continents were identified, including the Americas. Explorers conducted their expeditions to discover new parts of the planet, and maps were created as new land was found. Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer born in circa 1450 into a royal noble family.1 Not much else was known about Dias, until 1487 when Dias’ …show more content…
In the 1453, the Ottoman Empire defeated the Byzantine Empire, conquering the land separating Europe and Asia.2 This caused trade to be increasingly difficult, for there would be an exceptionally high charge for travelling through their territory. There was no sea route known to the Europeans at the time, and any other route was dangerous or too long to be beneficial, causing Europe’s long-established trade routes with Asia were unable to continue. That is, until Dias discovered a way to reach the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. This prompted Vasco da Gama to administer an expedition to India, with Dias as one of the captains. The Da Gama ships reached India in 1500.3 Not only did finding the sea route allow trade between the two countries to be restored, but the trade was also cheaper, simpler, and less time-consuming. By having the goods shipped on a boat, the traders were able to import a larger amount of goods in a trip. This decreased the amount of time and effort needed to travel, along with the fact that the ships required less labor to operate than the amount of labor needed for transporting goods on foot. Dias’ discovery not only improved relationships between Europe and Asia, but also strengthened Portugal’s economy as a result. Not only did Dias establish a sea route from Europe to Asia, but charts …show more content…
In March 1500, in hopes of taking advantage of the south-east trade winds that would lead them to South Africa, they turned south-westward.3 While they sailed, they came upon the north-eastern coast of South America. As a result, Dias contributed to the discovery of Brazil, Portugal’s largest colonized possession. They docked at an anchorage they called Porto Seguro (present-day Baia Cabralia) to get a sense of the indigenous people’s disposition. Once the natives proved themselves to be friendly and harmless, the Portuguese came ashore to dance and celebrate with them, tour their villages, and later celebrated mass on the beach. The crew made sure to treat the indigenous people with sincerity, and Cabral colonized Brazil in April 1500. Through the colonization not only did Portugal expand their land to the new continent of South America, gained resources, and solidified a new relationship with the native people, but Brazil’s culture also would be impacted by the Portuguese from then
Being less known than Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo doesn’t make anyone less important. The Age of Exploration is a time period that occurred in the 1400s where many European countries set out in search for gold (land, resources, precious metals, spices, etc.), glory, and religious purposes (to spread Christianity and to do what God wants you to do). During this time period, new sea routes and continents were identified, including the Americas. Explorers conducted their expeditions to discover new parts of the planet, and maps were created as new land was found. Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer born in circa 1450 into a royal noble family.1 Not much else was known about Dias, until 1487 when Dias’ …show more content…
In the 1453, the Ottoman Empire defeated the Byzantine Empire, conquering the land separating Europe and Asia.2 This caused trade to be increasingly difficult, for there would be an exceptionally high charge for travelling through their territory. There was no sea route known to the Europeans at the time, and any other route was dangerous or too long to be beneficial, causing Europe’s long-established trade routes with Asia were unable to continue. That is, until Dias discovered a way to reach the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. This prompted Vasco da Gama to administer an expedition to India, with Dias as one of the captains. The Da Gama ships reached India in 1500.3 Not only did finding the sea route allow trade between the two countries to be restored, but the trade was also cheaper, simpler, and less time-consuming. By having the goods shipped on a boat, the traders were able to import a larger amount of goods in a trip. This decreased the amount of time and effort needed to travel, along with the fact that the ships required less labor to operate than the amount of labor needed for transporting goods on foot. Dias’ discovery not only improved relationships between Europe and Asia, but also strengthened Portugal’s economy as a result. Not only did Dias establish a sea route from Europe to Asia, but charts …show more content…
In March 1500, in hopes of taking advantage of the south-east trade winds that would lead them to South Africa, they turned south-westward.3 While they sailed, they came upon the north-eastern coast of South America. As a result, Dias contributed to the discovery of Brazil, Portugal’s largest colonized possession. They docked at an anchorage they called Porto Seguro (present-day Baia Cabralia) to get a sense of the indigenous people’s disposition. Once the natives proved themselves to be friendly and harmless, the Portuguese came ashore to dance and celebrate with them, tour their villages, and later celebrated mass on the beach. The crew made sure to treat the indigenous people with sincerity, and Cabral colonized Brazil in April 1500. Through the colonization not only did Portugal expand their land to the new continent of South America, gained resources, and solidified a new relationship with the native people, but Brazil’s culture also would be impacted by the Portuguese from then