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1460~1750 (Europe (Renaissance (innovation in technology (ship building,…

- - - - to avoid the muslim middle men
      - To find new lands to extend the cultivation of cash crops
      - To spread the christian religion
      - To find new, more efficient water trade routes to asian markets
    - - Lanteen sails from chinese merchant ships, allowed ships to sail in any direction
      - The astrolabe was used by sailors to determine latitude
      - magnetic compass
  - - - vernacular
    - - ship building
      - navigation
  - - - Political- powerful monarchs opposed the church, pope was viewed as a foreign ruler and resented
      - Economic- many rulers/subjects objectal to taxes paid to the church, many monarchs wanted control of church lands
      - Religion- Arguments about salvation, corruption of the roman catholic church (behavior of popes, priests and church officials)
  - - - oppose protestant christianity
      - conversion and expansion out of europe
      - educate
- - - - trade post empire
      - Strong navy (take chinese tech and fight their way into asia)
      - Europe had nothing to provide and return
        So need for silver showed up
        China discovered silver and was “awesome”
        Silver tax
        Only receive tax if its silver