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Exploration was not something new on the world history timeline...but with the new info, this time would be different.
* There were open water to the south of Africa
* Europe could be linked to Asia by sailing east.
* By sailing west, to discover a faster route to Asia, they discovered the Americas.
* The western Atlantic was not land locked.
Global communication was expanded along the water highways between continents and countries.
Cultural Diffusion
India and China
* largest concentration of population
* greatest concentration of wealth
* network of economic exchange to the rest of the world.
Muslims controlled the shipment of goods from Asia to the rest of the world.
During the 15th century Iberian nations discovered sea routes to Asia began to gain control.
The Chinese navigators sailed to Arabia and Africa but laid no claims to land or conquest.
*canon equipped ships, *forts for protection, *elimination of competition
1. Muslim
Rivalry
2. Spread Christianity
GOD,
GOLD,
AND
GLORY
GOLD
WEALTH
Glory
B. Covert people to Christianity
To fill the demand for goods from Asia.
Gold to pay for Asian goods because the Asians valued it over all other goods the Europeans could offer.