Notes Textbook Chapter 17
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European History [1]
Voyage of discovery and the new empires of the East and West Zheng He Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral who commanded voyaged to Asia, Africa and the Middle East called the Voyages of Zheng He (for animals and ivory). Bartholomew Dias A nobleman of the Portuguese royal household who was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa (first European to do so, Cape Good Hope). Vasco Da Gama A Portuguese explorer, was one of the most successful of Age of Discovery. Was commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. Sponsorship Portugal, all around Africa and India, gained control of the spice trade.