EXTRA CREDIT LESSON - Why did the Ottomans Not Colonize USA?

European states gained direct access to Asian markets.

The Mamluks imposed heavy taxes on exports, making goods expensive for Europeans.

The Ottoman Empire became the sole beneficiary of the trade.

Portugal established new trade routes through the Mediterranean Sea.

To establish trade routes for spices directly from India.

To spread the Christian faith and continue the Reconquista.

To find new sources of gold, ivory, and slaves.

All of the above.

Bartolomeu Dias

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Henry the Navigator

The defeat of the Portuguese navy in the Arabian Sea.

The conquest of Egypt and Syria from the Mamluks.

The discovery of a new trade route through Central Asia.

An alliance with the Safavid Empire of Persia.

Yes

No

The map included detailed depictions of indigenous populations.

The map used Turkified names for locations in the New Continent, similar to those used by Columbus.

The map accurately showed the entire coastline of North and South America.

The map featured advanced navigational techniques not yet known to Europeans.

They focused solely on defending their Mediterranean territories.

They lacked the technology to compete with European powers on the high seas.

They protected Muslim merchant trade and defended the Sultanate of Aceh from the Portuguese.

They established numerous naval bases along the African coast to reach the Americas.

The strong naval presence of the French in the Mediterranean Sea.

The independent Moroccan Sultanate, which resisted Ottoman influence.

The lack of suitable ports along the North African coast.

The vast desert terrain making overland travel impossible.

They were primarily focused on conquering European territories.

The profitability of the New Continent was largely unknown at the time.

They lacked the necessary ships and experienced sailors for transatlantic voyages.

European powers had already claimed all profitable territories in the New World.