Chp. 19 Test

For Europeans, the desire to grow rich and spread Christianity, coupled with advances in sailing technology, spurred the age of European ____________________.  

The desire for new sources of ________________ was the main reason for Europe’s exploration. 

Europeans wanted to find trade routes to _____________ so that they could buy/trade goods like spices and other luxury goods and bring them back to Europe to make a big profit. 

The spices the Europeans wanted were nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, and _________ to add flavor to the bland foods in Europe.

While “God, Glory and Gold” were the primary motives for exploration…they were able to start exploring with the advances in _______________. 

Early European ships were not able to make the long voyages across the ocean.  In the 1400s shipbuilders designed a new vessel called a ______________ that was a sturdier ship.

Europeans also used an ___________________, which is a brass circle  with adjustable rings marked off with degrees….these could be used with the stars so the captain knew where the ship was.  

The Portuguese believe they needed to sail around the tip of _________________ in order to reach Asia.  

The Portuguese captain Bartolomeu Dias was the first to reach the tip of Africa…due to a bad _______________ they were forced to head back home.

The Portuguese explorer _________ __ ________ rounded the African coast and reached the coast of India.