What new types of imperialism developed during the sixteenth century? What was particularly new about these empires? Provide at least one example of a territorial empire and one example of a trading empire
What will be an ideal response?
A. New types of imperialism
1. ideological or religious reasons for wanting to extend their territories
2. engaged in conquests out of hatred or insecurity
3. economic imperialism
a. control places and people that produced valuable goods
b. controlling trade and production
c. territorial imperialism
1. economic imperialism on land
d. maritime imperialism
1. economic imperialism at sea
4. opportunities multiplied to found and extend such empires
a. technological improvements accompanied the new opportunities
b. new routes where technology could be deployed
1. monopoly of the Indian Ocean ended
2. discovery of the Gulf Stream in 1513, the last major
element of the wind and current system of the Atlantic
became known to navigators
3. principal routes of trade from Europe to Africa and the
Americas and back took the form that remains to the
present day
c. previously inconceivable interconnections became possible
1. directly between Europe and the Indian Ocean
2. between America and Asia
3. among Europe, Africa, and the Americas
5. Examples of imperialist empires
a. trading empire: Portugal
b. territorial empire: Japan
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