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Spanish Voyages and Encounters with Europe
Lets continue Chapter Fifteen!Slide2
Spanish Voyages:
They got lucky
Slow to the party, because they were preoccupied
Re-conquest, consolidation under one rule, and expulsions of MuslimsChristopher Columbus Underestimated distance to India Spain funds Columbus’ journeySlide3
Spanish Voyages:
Christopher Columbus
Three journeys to New and insisted he was in East Indies
South America was mainland Asia Other Europeans disagree, especially, Amerigo Vespucci (America)Treaty of Tordesillas Divide North Atlantic, America belonged to Spain, expect BrazilSlide4
Spanish Voyages:
Ferdinand Magellan
Sailed around the world
Did not actually, though, because he died during the journey Columbus opened up the Americas to European expansion Largest trade network Slide5
Who got the Americas?Slide6
SpainSlide7Slide8
Encounters with Europe:
Indigenous peoples looked at Europeans as allies or enemies
Europeans wanted to get into everyone’s business
Western Africa Eager to trade with Portuguese Cheaper imports and get more money for gold Less travel and exchanges Slide9
Encounters with Europe:
Western Africa
Portuguese and Africans had elaborate ceremonies to make good impressions
Portuguese allowed to build fort African would move away if aggressive, which would kill fort Trade exploded between Africans and PortugueseAfricans wanted guns and some wanted Christianity Slide10
Encounters with Europe:
Western Africa
Kingdom of Benin major power in this region
Eventually, rejected Christianity and cut slaves offA lot of control Further south, kingdom of the Kongo adopted Christianity but failed to stop slave trade Slide11
Encounters with Europe:
Eastern Africa
Muslims on the east coast skeptical of Portuguese
One city welcomed themed and they were spared Ethiopia Christian nation and tried to create an alliance with Portugal to fight off Muslims Crucifixes made from the cross as gifts to Portugal but alliance fell apart Then it rekindle for a short time, when da Gama helped Ethiopia fight off Muslims Slide12
If the Portuguese did not play by the rules, what were the Africans going to do?Slide13
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