HIST 260 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. SpainOutline of Current Lecture Two Significant ExpeditionsEuropean ExplorationsResults of European Expansion Current LectureSpain Continued…..and Discovery of Land by VoyageTwo Significant expeditions Ferdinand Magellan 1519 - He was Portuguese. He and the other men who went with him on his voyage came to a point where they had no food. It was rotten and picked over by rats and the water was yellow. They ate and drank anyway and started killing rats for food. On their voyage, they rounded the southern tip of South America, crossed the Pacific ocean, and traveled many, many miles. The only ship left at this time is Victoria. Magellan was killed in the Philippine Islands. There were over 100 men when they left on the voyage and in 1522, there were only 18 left. The Victoria arrived in Spain. This is the first circumnavigation of the world (the first time peopleever traveled around the entire world). Now people know that the earth is indeed round. The Victoria traveled 44, 000 miles. European Explorations, 15th-18th CenturiesGoals of the Western European explorers:1. To find a faster route to Asia by going either through or around North America. This is called the "northwest passage". These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. To find gold, silver, gems, and other valuables.3. To convert native peoples to Christianity4. To establish claims to the new lands they have discovered. 5. To Establish trading posts and settlements with these other people. European Empires established in the 16th to 18th centuries:1. Asia-Portugal-Spain-France-Holland-England2. The New World-Portugal-Spain-Holland-France-EnglandResults of European Expansion: The Maritime/ Commercial RevolutionExpanded World Trade1. Goods were imported to Europe (Tomatoes and Potatoes)2. An increased amount of precious metals are both produced and imported from The New World. 3. Increased demand for textiles in Europe. They were predominantly wool based and bythe early 19th century they were cotton based.4. Insurance was developed. Shifted Economic Power1. Europe's major trade routes. The Atlantic hosted the dominant trade routes of Europe. 2. Europe's middle class. Merchants and bankers became involved in this world trade, which brought them to an increase in money that they had never had
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