HIST1094 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mercantilism, Triangular Trade, Chartered Company
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1400 new map to reach western europe description of the principles of map making, how this map was made still inaccurate doesn"t include the america as it was previously unknown. 1475-1519 crossed the isthmus of panama and reach the pacific. 1480-1521 circumnavigated the world, determined the size of it and the pacific ocean dies mid journey. Humanism magnified this problem as it had to with the nature of knowledge and how you could not learn from classical texts. 1398-1468 development of print in europe to publicize new knowledge black smith in germany invents movable type in 1450: 1453, print 42-line bible copied and inaccurate texts could be corrected. 1500s new way to learn knowledge gained though observation and experience breaking with intellectual authority and tradition rise connected with economic revival and international trade. 1500s gave accurate information about navigation (wind, currents, coastline)
