Barbara Galler
Soc. St. Per. 4
Sept. 17, 2014
CN Sec. 2.2___
European Exploration & Settlement: Spain Starts an Empire
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Marco Polo
 Adventurer from Italy; went on
many journeys to East Asia.
∟ Brought back silk, pasta, new
ideas, and “stuff” that Europeans
wanted.
∟ Sparked their desire to find out
how to get to the places that had
“stuff.”
∟ Renaissance
∟ Growth of
learning/printing press
∟ Sharing knowledge Age of
Exploration
Spain
Recovered from Muslim (North African
Muslims – Moors) occupation –
Reconquista – Spain gets rid of Moors,
∟ willing to spend $$ to explore.
Columbus
Persuaded Spanish king and queen to
sponsor a trip to the Indies.
∟ Ended up in Caribbean Sea .
Claimed land (Hispaniola) for
King/Queen & Pope.