Lesson 15.3 European Footholds in Southeast Asia & India

Why did Portugal have an early advantage over the other European countries?

• Portugal had a larger army
• Portugal had a head start

• Portugal had more resources

• Portugal had advanced technology

Besides Vasco da Gama, what Portuguese explorer was most influential in creating Portugal’s Eastern Empire?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Pedro Álvares Cabral
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Alfonso de Albuquerque

What negative impact did Portugal have on the areas that they conquered?

• Portugal introduced advanced technology to the conquered areas
• Portugal improved the infrastructure of the conquered areas
• Portugal attacked Muslims and Hindus

• Portugal brought economic prosperity to the conquered areas

Why was the Philippines important to the Spanish Empire?

• It was a source of gold and spices
• It was the Spanish Empire's main military base
• It was the capital of the Spanish Empire
• It became a key link to the overseas trading empire in Asia

What is the Spanish connection to the Philippines today?

• Spain still governs the Philippines
• Spanish is the official language of the Philippines
• Spain has a military base in the Philippines
• The Philippines retains some Spanish influence in its culture and language

What did the Dutch do differently than the Portuguese to forge closer ties with local rulers?

• They married local women

• They established trading posts
• They offered military support
• They learned local languages

What bird was forced into extinction by the Portuguese?

• Dodo
• Passenger Pigeon
• Great Auk
• Carolina Parakeet

What started the frenzy of overseas activity for the Dutch?

• The discovery of America
• A Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam with a cargo of pepper and cloves that sold for 100% profit.

• The invention of the telescope
• The start of the Tulip Mania

What allowed Spain to colonize the Philippines?

• The Treaty of Tordesillas
• Magellan claimed the Philippines and the Filipinos were not united.

• The Treaty of Versailles
• Vasco da Gama claimed the Philippines and the Filipinos were united.

What led to the decline of the Dutch Empire in Asia?

• Economic instability
• The British Empire

• Natural disasters
• Internal political conflicts