FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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desired spices from the Indies
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owed allegiance to Islamic caliphates
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militarily defeated the Ottoman Empire
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lacked access to northern Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -The governments of Spain and Portugal sponsored overseas exploration and expansion in the late 1400s and into the 1500s because of what? They desired spices from the Indies. The technological advances of the astrolabe, the caravel, and the improved cartography are most directly related to what?
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explorers in the late 1400s and in the 1500s used astrolabes to find their position. This astrolabe was used by European explorers to determine their latitude-essential to helping them navigate across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Age of Exploration began in the nation of Portugal under the leadership of Henry the Navigator. Henry sent out ships to map and explore the west coast of Africa. They went further south than any previous European expedition and mapped much of western Africa for the Portuguese.