GLOBL 1 Lecture 6: Lecture 6
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1400 bce: egypt explores saudi arabia or somalia. 300 bce: greeks reach britain and alex of macedonia attacks pakistan. 400s-870 ce: world exploration halted after roman empire collapses. 1200s: revived due to compass by chinese, muslims, and europeans. Al-idrisi"s book of roger (1154) surveys all lands known to europeans and. Iba batuta , explorer, reaches india and china by 1350. Zheng he "s 7 expeditions to india and e. africa. Marco polo to china in 1271 in description of the world. Carried by humans, boats, or pack animals. Longest overland trade routes controlled by muslims (mediterranean to china) East coast of africa to mideast to india to se asia to china. Depends on ship design, naval gunnery, knowledge of winds and currents, navigational charts and instruments (astrolabe and quadrant), new kind of ship (caravel) combines square triangular lateen sails used by muslims. A: to gain economic benefits, military advantages, religion, reputation.
