HIST 103g Lecture 9: Lecture-9 Hist 103
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Florence: (cid:281)furious bull, with flaming horns, tearing down this great temple(cid:282) Fiction: (cid:281)this century, like a golden age, has restored to light the liberal arts, which were almost extinct(cid:282) European expansion shows need - east happy with trade in indian. Ocean, europeans wanted to reach that and have that. Land of spices - elites wanted more exotic foods and spices. Cosmopolitan world - different cultures and tolerance of such. Land of prester john - myth of a hidden christian kingdom in. 1385: john i - illegitimate son of former king, takes control to prevent the castilian heir from taking over portugal. 1415 ceuta - colony on north african coast. Mozambique: wrong gifts - king not impressed, no gold. Malindi: get pilot - helps chart rest of journey to india. Hard journey back - loses two of four ships. 3,000% profit - even inferior eastern goods rare and valuable (cid:281)admiral of the indian seas(cid:282)
