great muslim empires & europeans take to the seas
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Exploration in the East
Original – Asia Minor Expanded to
Southwest Asia, Southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula), and North Africa
Ottomans
North India Spread Islam into India Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan to
remember who favorite who died in childbirth.
Akbar
Southern India traded spices, silks, and gems
Europeans set up trading outposts in India (British East India Company)
French, British, and Dutch competed with each other
Influence of Indian Textiles on the British
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Crusades introduced Europeans to luxury goods from Asia
Silk Road and other trade routes enabled goods from Asia to reach Europe
Mongol Empire provided the organization and structure necessary to maintain the trade routes between Europe and Asia
In addition, goods were sent to Western Europe from merchants in Constantinople (major trading center in the Byzantine Empire)
European trade with Asia was disrupted by the Black Death and the decline of the Mongol Empire
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks (Istanbul)
Muslim and Italian merchants controlled the majority of the trade between Europe and Asia (middle men)
Europeans wanted direct access to Asian products/markets European powers searched for a new route to Asia that did not include Mediterranean region
Reasons for Exploration
Cartography – created more accurate maps and sea charts
Astrolabe – used by sailors to determine their latitude at sea
Compass – a device for determining direction