Transcript COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE & GLOBAL TRADE

Unit 4, SSWH 10 a
Explain the roles of explorers
and conquistadors; include
Zheng He, Vasco da Gama,
Christopher Columbus,
Ferdinand Magellan, James
Cook, and Samuel de
Champlain.
Conquistador: Spanish soldiers,
explorers, & fortune hunters
who took part in the conquest
of the Americas in the 16th
century. p. 472
Explorer: a person who travels
in search of geographical or
scientific information.
 Renaissance inspires exploration
as early as the 1400s.
 God: Desire to spread Christianity
 Glory: Desire to become a hero for
discovering new places
 Gold: Desire to become rich and
powerful (individually &
nationally)
Advances in technology made
the voyages of discovery possible
Caravel—new ship sturdier and
shallower (allowing them to sail
closer into shore)
Adopted triangular sails from
the Arabs: this allowed the ships
to sail against the wind
 Astrolabe: an instrument sailors
used to determine their location at
sea (told how far north or south
they were from the equator
 Sextant: replaced the astrolabe in
the 1700s, sailors could determine
both latitude and longitude
 Compass: an instrument which
allowed sailors to track direction
accurately (adopted from the
Chinese)
 Navigation Schools: created by
Prince Henry, Portugal, in 1419 –
map and instrument makers,
shipbuilders, scientists, and
sea captains all attended
his school
Chinese Muslim admiral, led 7
expeditions
Chinese emperor, Youglo,
wanted the world to see China’s
greatness
Traveled from Southeast Asia to
eastern Africa p. 381-382
Some foreign countries
paid tribute to China, & all
received Chinese gifts
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After the 7 expedition
China withdrew into
isolation
• Spanish wanted a direct route
to Asia
• October, discovered an island
in the Caribbean “West Indies”
• Opened the way for European
colonization of the Americas
p. 449-451, 472 -473
Increased tensions between
Spain & Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas:
Agreement of both countries
& what land they could have
(imaginary line North &
South)
p. 450,481
• Portuguese explorer – explored
the east African coast
• In 1498, reached Calicut (India)
• Returned to Portugal, 1499,
brought back cargo 60 times
the cost of the voyage
• Discovered a direct route to
India p. 448
Portuguese explorer, sailed
for Spain to the new ocean
(Pacific)
Sailed around the southern
tip of South America
Eventually, they reached the
Philippines 1521 p.451, 459
Magellan died in the
Philippines (local war) & his
crew returned home 1522
First group to circumnavigate
the world (sail around)
French explorer went into the
New York harbor & sailed up
the St. Lawrence River.
He & 32 colonists found
Quebec, which became the
base for French colonies “New France” p. 483
British sea captain, claimed
New Zealand and part of
Australia for England
Responsible for detailed
Charts and Maps
p. 798,800
Chose 1 explorer and pretend they
were never born…describe how the
map would look different without
their exploration.
Jot your answer—1 minute
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Define the Columbian
Exchange and its
global economic and
cultural impact.
Global transfer of foods,
plants, & animals during the
colonization of the Americas
 Europeans sent livestock – horses,
cattle, sheep, & pigs
 American AgL:
corn & potatoes –part of the
diets around the world
boost the world’s population
 Native Americans – millions died
from diseases brought by
Europeans
 Capitalism: an economic system based on
private ownership & investment of resources
 Joint Stock Corporation: investors buying
shares in a company: colonization
(Jamestown)
 Mercantilism: an economic policy under
which nations sought to increase their wealth
& power by obtaining large amounts of gold
& silver – by selling more goods than they
bought
 Nation’s goal was to become self-sufficient,
not depend on other countries for goods
Colonies: merchants
grew in wealth & socially,
colonies grew but had no
power
Europe: few grew (only
investors), majority
remained poor
Trade between Europe,
Africa, and the Americas
(shaped like a triangle)
Middle Passage: the route
that African Slaves crossed
coming to the Americas