The+World+Economy

During the 1400's many explorers began to expand from their regular trade routes and traveling to places, such as the Americas andd Africa. This map depicts the trade routes of the Portugese, such as de Goman and Dias. The dates written depict how long it was estimated that the voyages took.

The West's First Outreach: Maritime Power
 * The Merchant class had grown increasingly aware of the larger world beginning in 1100.
 * The Crusades brought knowledge of the Islamic world's superior power, economy, and goods that could be imported into Asia.
 * Weapons were becoming more accurate