AMSCO: 4.1-4.4 with 100% correct answers

AMSCO: 4.1-4.4How did cross-cultural interactions spread technology and facilitate changes in trade and travel from 1450 to 1750? - correct answers Technology: - Increase in interactions of empires over the Atlantic Ocean led to an increase in naval technology - Compass - Astrolabe - Caravel - Lateen sail - *Cartography* - *Prince Henry the Navigator* - Traders/sailors relied on *astronomical charts* Trade + Travel: - *Maritime empires* - Voyages by *Christopher Columbus* allowed sugar, tobacco, and rum to be exported from the Americas, enslaved people from Africa, and silk, spices, and rhubarb from Asia, and were traded over the Atlantic Ocean - Trade improved with new ships and new technology - Combination of navigational techniques from Europe and other parts of the world led to a rapid expansion of exploration and trade - Gunpowder helped European conquests - Islam grew in Africa and interactions among cultures inside/outside of Africa increased trade and new technology to the continent What were the causes and effects of the state-sponsored expansion of maritime exploration? - correct answers Causes: - *Christopher Columbus* - Control of prices of imports - Desire for wealth