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which allowed it to rise as a global power. This is because geographically Europe’s location allowed it to trade ideas, crops, and more with other places. For example, the Columbian Exchange was commenced due to Europe’s location. Continents such as Asia did not have such a great advantage to be able to trade with the Americas. Europe also had the ability to trade with India for spices. Geographically, the effects of expansion provided Europe with many precious metals, food, timber, and furs.…

for more luxurious goods such as spices, tea, and silk. At the time, nobody had realized how big the world actually was. Many, even explorers that traveled to study the land, were under the impression that the world pretty much only included Africa, Asia, India, Europe, and all the other countries around those main areas. Christopher Columbus decided to sail West to try and reach India and China without having to go all the way around Africa. Little did he know that by sailing West from Europe,…

1. There are many different reason that led to European Exploration. During this time, spreading Christianity was a very important so that Europeans thought that by exploring different parts of the world, this would allows Christianity to flourish throughout the globe. In addition to the spreading of Christianity, the Europeans also wanted to gain more control and land. With more land and power, this would also allow the Europeans to grow in wealth. Lastly, in order for such a big project,…

Silver and sugar were two commodities that had a huge impact across not only the Old World but the New World as well. Whether it was Asia, Europe, Africa, or Spanish America, each one had a global impact on each other along with silver and sugar. There were many similarities in the production, use, and effects of these two goods but there were also many differences. Silver production was referred to as the start of the Commercial Revolution. Like sugar, it was produced in the New World but…

groups. Among those involved this world system, from the 13th to the 18th century, Asia acted as a vital political, cultural, and economical player and Europe was far from domination…

The European explorations of Asia and the America’s forever altered life in Europe. A desire for new sources of wealth was the main reason for the beginning of European explorations. Explorations presented the opportunities to gain status and wealth. Some ways exploration altered life was that it led to new navigational techniques being introduced in European. This increased the knowledge of European sailors and led to many more explorations to Asia and the Americas. Several European countries…

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…

I. The European Reconnaissance of the World’s Oceans: b/w 1400-1800, European mariners launched series of exploratory voyages 1. Motives for Exploration –prompted Europeans to explore the world’s oceans. Search for basic resources and lands, establish new trade routes to Asian markets, and expand the influence of Christianity. a) Portuguese Exploration: -poor kingdom of Portugal searched for fresh resources and lands -from 13th century, Portuguese seamen ventured away from coasts to…

1. The patterns for the different parameters depend on the season. Atmospheric temperature is always the high in July due to summer. For instance, the atmospheric temperature in Virginia was nearly 0°C in January 2000 but rose to about 25°C in July 2000. This makes sense because temperatures are low in January and high in July. The temperatures started dropping again around October because of the change in season. The amount of precipitation depends on the region. Regions near the ocean…

in his prison diary, “It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.” Japan had always felt endangered by western countries when they began to sail and explore Asia in the sixteenth century and did not want strong western powers affecting their culture and social structures. They only opened their coast to the western world when they felt that they would only be able to keep their culture if they allowed for…