Why Europe Explored the World
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Objective
I can identify the political, economic, and social factors that drove European exploration from 1450 to 1750.
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Warm-up video
Heimler's History · 6:34Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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States sponsored maritime exploration from 1450-1750 due to gold, God, and glory.
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The Portuguese established a trading-post empire by claiming small amounts of land at strategic locations to create a monopoly over the spice trade.
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The Spanish sponsored Christopher Columbus to find a new westward route to Asia and to look for gold and silver.
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Practice
7 questions
What were the three primary motivations behind state-sponsored maritime exploration during the period of 1450-1750, as discussed in the video?
Explain mercantilism and how it drove European exploration.
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“Name one political, one economic, and one social reason that drove European states to sponsor maritime exploration between 1450 and 1750.”
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