Using the Atlas

Pages 12-13

1. Gold, silver, perfume, silk, and porcelain in India; Cotton and ivory in Indian; Precious stones in both India and China; Spices from India, China, and the Spice Islands

2. Before Columbus the Europeans could get to the Silk Road by going through the Mediterranean Sea. After Columbus the Ottoman Empire blocked all paths to the Silk Road

3. The Portuguese sailed around Africa to India

Pages 14-15

1. Europeans explored America to find a path to India, claim land, and find treasure

2. First they stopped looking for India, then claimed land.

Pages 16-171. Exports from America: quinine, rubber, tobacco,

turkey, beans, cacao, corn, peanuts, vanilla, chili peppers, pineapples, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, black-eyed Susans, marigolds, petunias, poinsettias, sunflowers

Pages 16-171. Exports from America: quinine, rubber, tobacco,

turkey, beans, cacao, corn, peanuts, vanilla, chili peppers, pineapples, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, black-eyed Susans, marigolds, petunias, poinsettias, sunflowers

2. Native American are excluded. Only the European population is included

3. Foods could improve and vary the diet. Animals and grain could change the hunter-gatherer society to one of farming. Diseases could claim lives. Insects and plants could harm the eco-system.