What value does the Florentine Codex hold? Is the Florentine Codex a reliable primary source document, why or why not. *(because, I read it somewhere, etc. will not suffice, d
Around the 1450s, the major rising power in the world was not Spain or Portugal, but the Ottoman Empire. During this time, the Ottomans were expanding rapidly in the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, conquering Arab lands and even advancing into Europe. Ottoman success in gaining control over land-based trade routes to Asia prompted Europeans to find a direct route to Asia by sea. After Vasco da […]