Transcript Effects of Exploration

BELLWORK: BLOCK 2
1. Why was it important for explorers to find a
trade route to Asia? Explain!
2. How did the Exploration Era impact
civilizations in the Americas?
3. What is circumnavigation?
4. THINKER: What was the Line of
Demarcation? How did this impact the
balance of power in Europe? (page 215)
Spain and Portugal: European Rivals
SPAIN: Christopher Columbus
PORTUGAL: Amerigo Vespucci
Line of Demarcation divided the
world between two powers
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire
France
and
Britain
join the
race…
Exploration Project: Information Side
Dias
De Gama
Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Dates of
Voyage
Country
Represented
Ending Point
Motives
Results
This requires RESEARCH and READING!!! You will lose points for generalizations
and vague statements – be specific! Use both world history texts.
BELLWORK: December 2nd
1. What was the Middle Passage? What
was this journey like for Africans? (221)
2. What is Triangular Trade?
3. List three effects of Exploration. (210)
The Effects of Exploration
Effects of Exploration: Increased Trade
• Triangular Trade: Network of trade between the
New World, Europe and Africa.
• Exchange of animals, plants, cultures, slaves, and
diseases between the New World and the Old
World. (Columbian Exchange)
• Traded crops and livestock
• Diseases, especially smallpox, killed 50-90% of
Native populations.
• First appearance of African slaves (Middle Passage)
Vasco
de
Gama
1497
Old World Native Plants
• Citrus, apple, banana, mango, rice, wheat,
coffee, and onion.
New World Native Plants
• Corn, tomato, potato, vanilla, rubber,
cocoa, and tobacco.
Smallpox
Effects of Exploration: Slavery
Effects of Exploration: Cultural Diffusion
• Spread of cultural beliefs/ideas between different
societies (religion, government, art, etc.)
Effects of
Exploration:
Decline of
Empires
Effects of
Exploration:
Expanding
European
Empires &
New World
migration
Other Effects of Exploration
• Increased power of
monarchs
• Interconnected
world (spread
ideas!)
• Spread of
Christianity
• Circumnavigation
• New scientific
discoveries
• New technology
Unit 3 Review Crossword
• Unit 3 covered a lot of content….. Renaissance,
Reformation & Exploration.
• To review over these important concepts, you
are going to complete a review crossword
puzzle.
• Use all unit 3 notes, handouts, textbook
• What you do not finish will be homework!
Fall Final Study Guide & Exam Info
• Next Week  Political/Scientific developments post-Ren/Ref
• Final Study Guide = 100 points!!!
– Historical Vocabulary: 36 terms
– Important People: 18 people
– Study Questions: 17 questions (3 points each!)
• Final Exam = 10% of Fall Semester Grade
– Fall Final Essay  Cause & Effect (2%)
• Monday December 12th!
– Fall Final Exam  62 MC questions (w/ sources) & 13 countries (8%)
• Tues 12/20 (pd. 2) & Wed 12/21 (pd. 4)
• The LAST day to turn in any late/missing work is FRI 12/16
Colombian Exchange
• For bellwork today, you will read the “Columbian Exchange” handout. This is
yours to keep, so as you read highlight/annotate, then answer the following
questions:
1. Explain the interaction between the Taino and Columbus’ crew.
2. Define the Columbian Exchange.
3. How were Europeans able to conquer the Americas so easily?
4. Why were New World natives so susceptible to disease? How did
diseases affect their populations?
5. Which old world plants/animals created problems for the New World?
6. Why did Europeans start using Africans as slaves instead of natives?
7. THINKER: In your opinion, was the Columbian Exchange more of a
positive or negative development in world history? Explain!