Topic 5.1: Causes of European Exploration

Why did Europeans explore new sea routes in the 1400's?

• Europeans wanted access to the silk road.

• Europeans wanted to travel more since they were making more money.

• Europeans wanted direct access to Asian goods.

• Europeans wanted to copy Asia's active economy.

What products were Asian countries mostly exporting?

• Iron, wool, sugar, rum

• clothing, animals, weapons

• Tea, porcelain, gun powder, silk, spices

• books, technology, ideas, and religion

What was the most important cause for European exploration?

• Spices

• Tea

• Silk

• Porcelain

Since what period have Europeans been trading with Asia?

• Since the age of exploration

• Since the Renaissance

• Since the late Middle Ages

• Since the Classical Age

True or False - The Mongols empire united much of Asia during the 1200 and 1300's.

• True

• False

True or False - The Crusades were a series of wars fought in Europe over religion. Explain.

• True - The Crusades were a series of wars fought in Europe over trading rights.

• False - The Crusades were a series of wars between Christian and Muslims over the holy land. These wars exposed Europeans to new places, people, and goods.

• True - The Crusades were a series of wars fought in Europe over Religion. Europeans Knights killed anyone who was not Muslim or Jewish.

• False - The Crusades were a series of wars between Christian and Muslims over Asian trading posts. These wars exposed Europeans to Asia's busy markets.

What impact did the Mongols have on trade between Europe and Asia.

• The Mongols imported more goods from Europe than vise versa.

• The Mongols disrupted trade and the economy collapsed.

• Many Asian luxury goods flowed to Europe along Indian Ocean Trade Networks.

• Many Asian luxury goods were transported to Europe along the silk road.

What biological factor disrupted trade between Europe and Asia?

• The Black Plague

• The Spanish Flu

• Covid-19

• Poor Hygiene

What social-economic factor positively influenced the revival of trade between Europe and Asia after the 1400's?

• Europe's population and wage Increase

• Europe's desire to become the most powerful

• European people were more enlightened

• Asia countries greatly wanted European goods.

What two merchant groups controlled trade between Asia and Europe throughout the Mediterranean?

• The Chinese and Spanish

• The Muslims and Italians

• The Italians and the Egyptians

• The Romans and the Greeks