Please read pages 403-415 (we will be concentrating on pages 410-415 so at least read those) before class on Monday/Tuesday and look out for the following:
- What were the primary motives for the start of the "Age of Exploration"? (pg. 410)
- Who was Henry the Navigator and why is he credited as starting as starting the Maritime Revolution? (pgs. 410-411)
- What was the significance of Bartolomeu Dias' journey? (pg. 412)
- What was the significance of Vasco da Gama's journey? (pg. 412)
- What was the significance of Christopher Columbus' journey? (pg. 412)
- What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan's journey? (pg. 415)