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17. Show that the three words ”gospel, glory, and gold” sum up the princ.i.p.al motives of European colonization in the sixteenth century.

18. Compare the motives which led to the colonization of the New World with those which led to Greek colonization.

19. ”The opening of the Atlantic to continuous exploration is the most momentous step in the history of man's occupation of the earth.” Does this statement seem to be justified?

FOOTNOTES

[1] Webster, _Readings in Medieval and Modern History_, chapter xxi, ”The Travels of Marco Polo”; chapter xxii, ”The Aborigines of the New World.”

[2] _Ezekiel_, v, 5.

[3] _Isaiah_, x, 12.

[4] See pages 574-575.

[5] See page 35.

[6] See page 347.

[7] See page 488.

[8] See page 611.

[9] Froissart, _Chronicles_, ii, 73.

[10] See page 540.

[11] See page 49.

[12] Not Calcutta.

[13] See page 540.

[14] The Portuguese colonial empire included Ormuz, the west coast of India, Ceylon, Malacca, and various possessions in the Malay Archipelago (Sumatra, Java, Celebes, the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, and New Guinea).

The Portuguese also had many trading posts on the African coast, besides Brazil, which one of their mariners discovered in 1500 A.D. See the map Between pages 628-629.

[15] See page 573.

[16] See page 591.

[17] See page 133.

[18] A Latin translation of Ptolemy's _Geography_, accompanied by maps, was printed for the first time probably in 1462 A.D.

[19] See page 275.

[20] See page 560.