Internet Activity- Chapter 23 1. What reason does Columbus give for keeping his journal? What does this reason tell us about his mission on this journey? Christopher Columbus’s determination to keep an account of his voyage was to perform the embassy of Fernando and Isabella. He wanted to keep a journal from his departure until he arrived at the Indies. Columbus wanted to write down everything he and his men performed or saw every day. He intended to draw a nautical chart containing the several
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Cause & Effect European Exploration Essay Throughout history‚ people have been curious about finding new land and exploring. Many different factors stirred interest in colonization and exploration for Europeans. During the 15th and 17th centuries Europe was changing rapidly and had its own reasons for growth. All of Europe had the excitement and hesitation of finding new places. There were many reasons for Europe to grow and expand‚ some of the causes for Europe’s expansion were; a search
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The official arrival of Portuguese was recorded in 1543‚ the lead missionary Fr. Jerome de Angelis arrived in Japan for his Far East expeditions where he and his evangelist delegation prepared for their maiden Christian excursion in 1602 (Reischauer 215). Furthermore‚ Reischauer indicates that this was the beginning of the Christian spread into the ancient Japan expanding the religions to three main philosophies‚ Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ and now the Christianity. However‚ towards the end of Toyotomi
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Zheng He is a name of which many don’t hear a lot around‚ much less know who he is. Zheng He is‚ however‚ one of the greatest ocean explorers in the 15th century‚ and can be named side to side with Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus. Zheng He’s 7 voyages to the Indian Ocean strengthened trade between the Ming Dynasty and its neighbouring countries in the Middle East and India‚ and brought back exotic souvenirs and gifts to the Yongle Emperor‚ which were tributes from the neighbouring countries
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Who is Vasco Da Gama? Vasco Da Gama was believed to be borned around 1460s in Sines‚ a Portuguese seaport on the Atlantic ocean. The Da Gamas were minor aristocrats‚ and Vasco’s father‚ Estevao Da Gama and his wife‚ Dona Isabel Sodre had five sons. Vasco was the third. Skills of Vasco Da Gama Gaspar Correia ‚Sixteenth- Century historian‚ written that it was at Evora where he may have learned mathematics and navigation. It is evident that Gama knew astronomy well‚ and it is possible that
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Marco Polo’s Journey In the late 13th century‚ a man named Marco Polo would embark on a journey around Eurasia that would be one of the greatest journeys ever made by any European at the time. In The Travels‚ Marco Polo shares his expedition with his father and his uncle as merchants trading goods as they moved along the Silk Road. They encountered many various providences that where large‚ small‚ and populated. In these towns Marco Polo studied and observed the different types of environments
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It seems that almost every country in Europe has been sending explorers all over the world. Many of the explorers do what they are supposed to do and are successful in their voyages. However there are also explorers‚ or more specifically‚ conquistadors that have failed in the the missions given to them by the country for which they are exploring and conquering for. This poses the question of‚ is money being wasted by our leaders that could be used to better our countries? Many voyages that explorers
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Prince Henry and Zheng He Comparison Throughout history‚ many people strived for glory by exploring new lands. They hoped to leave an impact while gaining money and success. Zheng He of China and Prince Henry of Portugal‚ both set out on maritime expeditions. Prince Henry is widely known and remembered while Zheng He is recognized for being a eunuch. Both used maritime travel to gain economic influence‚ power and success for their rulers‚ and to successfully gain economic dominance over the new
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alan katz AP Euro Age of European Explorations The renaissance’s curiosity helped pave the way for the European age of exploration‚ which took place from 1450 to 1525. There were many factors‚ including technological‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious ones. The age was promoted by many specific factors‚ including the invention of caravels and other nautical inventions‚ the commercial and price revolutions‚ the new monarchs‚ and the constant growth that the Catholic faith wanted. “God‚ glory
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Prester John Trading post Empire Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Spanish Philippines British AND Dutch East India Companies Tokugawa Shogunate (and Shogun‚ daimyo and samurai AND relations with the world) Silver drain Potosí‚ Bolivia Little Ice Age and “soft gold” Atlantic slave trade and the African diaspora Kingdoms of Dahomey and Benin Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Questions 1. a. What drove European involvement in the world of Asian commerce? b. In what ways did Europeans to an extent transform
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