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Pacific Ocean

Chapter 17 the Earth and Its People Notes

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CHAPTER 17 The Maritime Revolution, to 1550 I. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A. The Pacific Ocean 1. Over a period of several thousand years, peoples originally from the Malay Peninsula crossed the water to settle the islands of the East Indies, New Guinea, the Melanesian and Polynesian islands, the Marquesas, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands out to Hawaii. 2. Polynesian expansion was the result of planned voyages undertaken with the intention of establishing colonies. Polynesian mariners navigated by the stars and by their observations of ocean currents and evidence of land. B. The Indian Ocean 1. Malayo-Indonesians colonized the island of Madagascar in a series of voyages that continued through the fifteenth century.

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Chapter 17: The Maritime Revolution, to 1550 Introduction Magellan?s Voyages Completing the voyage This was the end of an era in which influences tended to move from east to west Global Maritime Expansion before 1450 The Pacific Ocean Peoples from Malay settled Southeast Asia Peoples from Fiji settled Polynesia Some scholars think they couldn?t have done in except by accident?now we know it was planned The Indian Ocean Other Malayo-Indonesians The rise of medieval Islam boosted Indian Ocean Trade China and the Ming Dynasty Zheng He (1371-1435) and his voyages Delegations from Africa Opposition to voyages The Atlantic Ocean The Vikings Southern Europeans, Mediterranean and the Atlantic Coast African voyages of exploration into the Atlantic
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