2. The Grand Tour: Europe 1492 Europe is a collection of City states Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Of Castile married and unite Spain Grenada last Muslim out post in Europe conquered by the Spanish The wealth used to send Columbus on voyage to the western hemisphere
3. Ottoman Sultan Bayezid ruled ottoman empire Conquers Constantinople in 1453 Major military activity is attacks in Hungary by sultan Bayezid Granada is conquered Jews are explled from Spain in 1492 The Grand Tour: Turkey To Africa
4. Most of India is Muslim Exception of the Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar Malacca is ruled by Sultan Mahmud the seventh and last of the native rulers The Grand Tour: South Asia
5. In 1492 Emperor Xiaozong ruled china Zheng he the three jeweled eunuch sets out on voyages to the west Chinese merchants are forbidden from traveling abroad Japan at this time is explored by Marco Polo exciting the imagination of Christopher Columbus Grand Tour: China and Japan
6. Aztec confederation of Triple Aliance The Putuma were unfazed by foreigners due to extensive trade along the coast Little to no naval expansion by Maya or Aztec Grand Tour: The Western Hemisphere
7. Europe was a Wheat,Barley,Oats and Rye producing Country Rice and other spices were scarce or under Muslim merchant possession The exploration latter brought other goods to Europe The Staff of Life
8. Empire building and Development of Governments City States Dominate Europe landscape While in Americas and other places Centralized Governments Rose and Fell Ells were hunter gather groups roamed in-between The Great Traditions
9. Commerce and War made Europe Grow Contact with the East And west spurred exploration Columbus's Voyage needed because of Europe's need for Asian Goods European Challenge
