What Made European Expansion Possible? (Grade 10 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
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Year Ottomans captured Constantinople, cutting trade routes
Year Ottomans captured Constantinople, cutting trade routes
1453
3 key techs for European exploration
3 key techs for European exploration
Caravels, astrolabe, quadrant
Portuguese explorer who rounded Cape of Good Hope
Portuguese explorer who rounded Cape of Good Hope
Bartholomew Dias
Year Vasco da Gama found complete sea route to East
Year Vasco da Gama found complete sea route to East
1498
Year Columbus sailed westward for Spain
Year Columbus sailed westward for Spain
1492
1493 treaty dividing world between Spain & Portugal
1493 treaty dividing world between Spain & Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
VOC full name in Dutch
VOC full name in Dutch
Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie
VOC created world's first...
VOC created world's first...
Stock exchange
Year British navy defeated Spanish Armada
Year British navy defeated Spanish Armada
1588
Spices' value compared to gold
Spices' value compared to gold
More valuable than gold