An Age of Explorations
and Isolation, 1400–1800
Previewing Main Ideas
Asians resisted European influence, but this
cultural interaction did produce an exchange of goods and ideas.
GeographyStudy the map. What European power first sent explorers into
the Indian Ocean?
The desire for wealth was a driving force behind the
European exploration of the East. Europeans wanted to control trade with
Asian countries.
GeographyHow did the voyages of Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama
compare in length?
Europeans were able to explore faraway
lands after they improved their sailing technology.
GeographyLook at the map and time line. What country sent the first
expedition to explore the Indian Ocean in the 15th century?
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ECONOMICS
CULTURAL INTERACTION
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