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Age of Exploration
New World
Old World
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In the Columbian Exchange, Maize (corn) travelled from…
New World to Old World
In the Columbian Exchange, Tomatoes travelled from…
New World to Old World
In the Columbian Exchange, Wheat travelled from…
Old World to New World
In the Columbian Exchange, Sugar Cane travelled from…
Old World to New World
What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?
A boom in the world’s population A diversification of diets in both the
New and Old Worlds The annihilation of Native Americans
due to disease
Why were Native Americans replaced by Africans as slaves in the New World?
Native Americans were not immune to European diseases and Africans were.
Native Americans could escape easier because they were in their own lands.
Africa already had a system of slavery in place for Europeans to tap into.
What were the long term effects of the African slave trade?
A decline in the populations of many African societies.
A legacy of racism. Economic problems which still plague
Africa today.
What are three long term impacts of the Age of Exploration on the area in
the map above?
The Spanish language A decline in Native American
populations Spread of Catholicism
Today in Africa, it can be difficult to teach about the African slave trade
because…
Many Africans participated in the slave trade, selling fellow Africans
Who was the leader of the anti-Apartheid movement? His election to his country’s highest position would
signify the official ending of Apartheid.
Nelson Mandela
What is an Entrepreneur?
A person who takes a financial risk in order to make a profit
Today, slavery is still occurring. Why do people today often end up in slavery?
They are from poor developing nations. They are desperate for jobs.
They are tricked by those enslaving them.
On the map above, routes D and E were most likely used by whom?
Portuguese explorers seeking direct access to the spice trade
On the map above, route B shows the path of…?
Christopher Columbus
On the map above, route C follows the path of this man, the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
The map above shows the locations of?
The Gunpowder Empires
How did the three empires in the map above control trade routes?
They used new weapons technology
Because of the empires in the map above, Europeans did what?
Had to pay high prices for trade goods. Began to explore new routes to Asia.
Pushed the boundaries of their previous knowledge of the world.
Mongol ruler Genghis Khan can be best described as…
Fierce in battle but a tolerant peacetime leader
Marco Polo helped encourage European exploration by…
Traveling to China, then returning to Europe with tales of the wealth of Asia
According to Mercantilism, colonies existed to…
Benefit the parent country as a source of raw materials and a market for their
goods
In influx (large amount coming in) of precious metals like gold and especially
silver from the Spanish colonies, had what affect on Europe?
Super high inflation/prices due to so much wealth being brought in
The Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and Protestant Reformation all helped
lead to the Age of Exploration. How did all three events work together to bring
about the Age of Exploration?
They led Europeans to question previously held ideas and their beliefs
about the world around them.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella’s main goal for exploration and
colonization were to…
Spread Christianity Find new wealth/land
What is Apartheid?
