Ways Europeans received information from the outside world was through Mongols, Crusades and or caliphates

What did Europeans receive from the Mongols?

Arabs and other Muslims gave Europeans: printing, astrolabes, new diagnoses, lateen sails, hospitals, traveling clinics and quipos.

What did Europeans get from conquered parts of the Middle East from 1095-129?

Portolan maps, astrolabe, compass, trade winds, westerlies, and the stern-post rudder all enhanced empire exploration on land.

This wind pattern blew west, from western Africa to the Caribbean

This wind pattern blew east, from the present-day US to northern Europe-

Europeans were motivated to explore for Gold, Gold, and Glory. What did "God" "Gold" and "Glory" represent?

Netherlands, Spain, England, France and Portugal all began exploring in the 16^th and 17^th centuries

Regular people (not royal patronage) funding exploration by paying for portions of the costs is called what?

What patron funded the first voyages along the western coast of Africa?

Who found the route to India around the tip of Africa?

The role of Europeans in Asian trade after exploration was simply facilitating (making the process easier)?

What nation established ‘trade-post’ empires in the 1500s and charged a cartaz (tax) on others in the Indian Ocean?

Who had the first large conquest-based colonial empire in the 16^th century?