HIST 1081 : Notes for the Entire Semester (All you need to read)
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Concentration of wealth among diverse populations (before european exploration, there were a lot of major powers, very diverse but at the same time there was a lot of wealth concentration) Extensive trade networks in eurasia and africa (commodities and culture exchange) Sugar was a major driving force in atlantic commerce) Center of trade: the mediterranean (and indian ocean) gradually shifted. Threat from the ottoman empire (great military, put pressure on europeans to move westward) Early portuguese exploration (religious pursuits- expelling muslims from the iberian peninsula- wanted to spread the christian world past europe) European navigators went past the strait of gibraltar to the azores. Azores (3/4 of the way between europe and america) Henry the navigator (1394-1460) captured a port in morocco to converted the natives. Canary islands, madeira and cape of verde were captured, enslaved natives and sugar plantations were made.
