The Dutch East India Company was also important in that it was active in bringing European ideas and technology to Asia. It also expanded European exploration and opened up new areas to colonization and trade.
Q. How did the Dutch succeed in exploring Asia?
How did the Dutch gain control of much of the Indian Ocean trade? The Dutch were a naval powerhouse. They had large fleets circumnavigating the globe conducting trade and aptly established the Dutch East Indian Trading Company.
Table of Contents
- Q. How did the Dutch succeed in exploring Asia?
- Q. Which European nation benefited most from trade with Asia in the years following the Crusades?
- Q. Why did Europeans want to find a new route to Asia instead of obtaining the goods from merchants in the Middle East?
- Q. Who was the most successful during the age of exploration?
- Q. Why did the European merchants want to get rid of the middle man?
- Q. Why do middlemen exist?
- Q. Why did Europe want to colonize America?
- Q. How Africa was divided?
- Q. Which country has the highest population in African?
- Q. How much of Africa is BlacK?
- Q. Which country is giant of Africa 2020?
Q. Which European nation benefited most from trade with Asia in the years following the Crusades?
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| What European nation profited most from trade with the East in the years directly following the Crusades? | Italy |
| Which nation did Prince Henry help to take the lead in overseas exploration? | Portugal |
| In the 1400s, what was the most important trade good from the East? | spices |
Q. Why did Europeans want to find a new route to Asia instead of obtaining the goods from merchants in the Middle East?
Portuguese mariner Vasco da Gama, in which Europeans sailed to India for the first time, was certainly no accident. Why did Europeans want to find a new route to Asia instead of obtaining the goods from merchants in the Middle East? They didn’t want to trade with muslims. 4.
Q. Who was the most successful during the age of exploration?
Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia.
Q. Why did the European merchants want to get rid of the middle man?
it was too far to travel on land from Europe to Asia, so the Muslims (middleman) traded for them. But this was too expensive because the middleman would charge them more. So, the Europeans wanted to find a water route to Asia to eliminate the middleman.
Q. Why do middlemen exist?
Functions of Middlemen They promote the goods to the consumers on behalf of the producers. They make the goods and services available to consumers at the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantity. Buyers and sellers are often unwilling to assume the market risk for fear of a possible loss.
Q. Why did Europe want to colonize America?
European nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs. The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States.
Q. How Africa was divided?
In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa and arbitrarily draw up borders that exist to this day. With the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia, all the states that make up present day Africa were parceled out among the colonial powers within a few years after the meeting.
Q. Which country has the highest population in African?
Nigeria
Q. How much of Africa is BlacK?
Black Africans made up 79.0% of the total population in 2011 and 81% in 2016. The percentage of all African households that are made up of individuals is 19.9%.
