European Expansion & Colonization

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Afro-Eurasian trading world before Columbus:

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The Indian Ocean was a cosmopolitan trading region, connecting East Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Portugal's trading post empire in the Indian Ocean was established by using force and exacting tributes on local economies.

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The Portuguese vessels used force and exacted tributes on local economies.

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Dutch and British commercial presence in the Indian Ocean:

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Creation of large joint-stock companies with state-sanctioned trade monopolies.

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Prior to the 16th century transoceanic voyages, which regions controlled trade with Asia?

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Italian city-states, especially Venice and Genoa, controlled the European luxury trade with the East.

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Not a cause of European expansion (1450-1650):

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Political alliances among European monarchs provided resources for expansion.

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Developments that facilitated European exploration:

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New navigation technologies: compass, astrolabe, lateen sail, stern-post rudder.

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Chronological order of European commercial empires in the 15th-17th centuries?

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Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch

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Comparison of Spanish & Portuguese conquests

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Combined zeal for spreading Catholicism; Spanish established colonial rule.

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Impact of Potosi silver mines?

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Access to Asian commodity markets.

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Ship that transported tons of silver for Spanish expansion.

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galleon