HIS-1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Inca Empire, Hacienda, Bartolomé De Las Casas
Document Summary
Exploration and spanish: dominance of the new world. Spice trade (china and india) of exotic spices, these were expensive and controlled by. Arabs and muslims: traded to italy who spreads it throughout europe. Islamic trade routes: the sultanate of malacca gave muslims access to eastern riches, europeans get involved around 1400s. Revolution in military affairs: improved quality of ships. Volta do mar = return through the sea: trade winds: blow in patterns, portugal"s first to venture out. Prince henry the navigator expanded portugal"s sea power in the early. Wants to engage in sugar trade, discovers sugar cane grows well on islands off the coast of africa. Gets slaves from africa to help care for crops. Sailing to india (1498: bartholomew dias sails around southern tip of africa in 1488, alfonso captures malacca in 1511, dr. gama successfully sails to africa and india. Christopher columbus went on four voyages (1492-1504: wants to set up port cities for trade.
