AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Portuguese discoveries

Commerce, Conquest, and Colonization, 1300–1600

Subject: 
European History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Kingdom of Portugal
East–West Schism
Portuguese Empire
spanish empire
Ottoman Empire
Naval warfare
Portuguese discoveries
Fall of Constantinople
Ottoman Navy
Conquistador
Spice trade
Mehmed the Conqueror

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 4 May 2015 Chapter 1 Outline Commerce, Conquest, Colonization, 1300 ? 1600 1352, Mandeville'sBook of Marvelscirculated, Eurobecame consolidated/unified Reached geo. Limits; conquest of Muslim territory in 1492, Ferdinand/Isabella eradicated Muslims in west Euro that dated to 7thcentury No longer prospect of Latin Christendom's dominion in Holy Land, North Africa, other Muslimterritories were targeted by crusaders; Ottoman Turks were forging empire that would encompass all those regions/east Roman Empire in Byzantium German princes conquered territories in east Euro, slowed by Poland-Lithuania/emergence of Muscovy in northeastEuro, halted by Mongols/absorption of east Euro into Ottoman Empire

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 15 Notes

Subject: 
World History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
Tags: 
Americas
Age of Discovery
Humanities
Portuguese discoveries
Atlantic slave trade
Conquistador
Christopher Columbus
Portugal
Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese Empire

Chapter 15 Notes The Maritime Revolution, to 1550 Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 The Pacific Ocean Travel across oceans and seas is one of the greatest technological challenges The rewards of sea travel make it worthwhile Ships move goods and people and ideas more profitably The Ancestors of the Polynesians originated in Asia The Polynesians developed 120-foot long seaworthy canoes They also had great navigation skills and could voyage great distances Polynesian settlements in the islands of the Eastern Pacific were planned. The populations of the islands developed distinctively and away from each other Over time, they grew more hierarchical and violent. The Indian Ocean

Chapter 17 the Earth and Its People Notes

Subject: 
World History
Rating: 
0
No votes yet
SocialTags: 
Geography of Oceania
Oceania
Polynesia
Melanesia
Pacific Ocean
Environment
Tags: 
Americas
Colonization of the Americas
Portuguese colonization of the Americas
Age of Discovery
Atlantic slave trade
Early Modern period
Conquistador
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Portugal
Christopher Columbus
Portuguese Empire
Portuguese discoveries

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.
Subscribe to RSS - Portuguese discoveries

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!