HIST 1010 : Study Guide for WH1.docx
19 Jan 2014
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Sent lots of goods to the japanese to make a better relationship. Made everyone in his palace be castrated. Went to places with the ships full of chinese treasure: gave it out to the local leadership. Had troops of around 28,000 on board. They rarely engaged in military action, but had cannons anyways. Turkish slaves: purchased by caliphs, established them as a slave army. Mamluks dominate trade between indian ocean and mediterranean. 2 cities that proved instrumental in helping portugal break the atlantic barrier. Decided to invest in looking west to break the atlantic barrier. Third in line for king of portugal. Led an attack on cueta: because of this he devoted the rest of his life to exploration. His motives for exploration were: converting africans to christianity, making contact with christian rulers in africa, launching joint crusades with them against the ottomans. Wished to discover new places in hopes that new contacts would be profitable.
