• C R I T E R I A F O R S U C C E S S : H O W WA S T H E P O L I T I C A L C O N T R O L O F O V E R S E A S T E R R I T O R I E S C H A N G E D D U E T O E U R O P E A N C O N T R O L ?

H O W D I D T H E S P R E A D O F W E S T E R N C U LT U R E ( E U R O P E A N C U LT U R E ) O C C U R I N T H E A M E R I C A S A N D A F R I C A ?

Learning Goal 5: Describe how European

exploration impacted political control of

territories (colonialism) and impacted the

diffusion of products and ideas (Columbian

Exchange).

THE AGE OF EXPLORATION: INCREASING

CONNECTIVITY

Colonialism, Imperialism and the Columbian

Exchange:

Increasing Human Interaction

Read the Paragraph:

There were many reasons for the European Age of Exploration. A spirit of inquiry encouraged by the Renaissance and the conquest of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 which temporarily cut Europe off from trade with East Asia encouraged Europeans to search for new trade routes to Asia. In addition, monarchs created incentives for explorers to find all-water passages to Asia. Believing that by controlling trade with Asia a nation became powerful, monarchs invested time and money in exploration. Ever since the Crusades and Marco Polo’s reports of Asian delicacies, European interest in Asian goods like spices, perfumes, and silks had greatly increased. Of course, better navigation skills and instruments, like the compass and the moveable rudder, allowed Europeans to sail farther than ever before. Finally, Christian rulers in Europe wanted to spread their religion through overseas exploration. All of these motives led to an explosion of exploration.

Write the causes of the Age of Exploration in your ISN.

USING THE INTERNET, DEFINE COLONIALISM &

IMPERIALISM

In your ISN then:

How do these 2 terms differ?

http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjec

ts/group-f/international-relations/48541-differen

ce-between-imperialism-colonialism.htmlDo not forget these definitions. You will use them later in this lesson.

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE-PRODUCTS

Pre-Ap Instructions:• Click on the link below and using the information from

the article, document the flow of products from the Columbian Exchange on your map.

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-twoworlds/1866

Academic Instructions:• Click on the link below and using the information from

the article, document the flow of products from the Columbian Exchange on your map.

http://suite101.com/a/columbianexchange-a1673

Using the Internet:

Define Miscegenation in your ISN

Watch the video

On your map, show the cultural diffusion

from Europe to the Americas

Record in ISN: Which group of people

do you think are at the top of the

cultural, political and economic

spectrum:• Europeans or the native peoples? Why

do you think this?

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE-CULTURE

• Click on the link below and start the video at 3:15 minutes

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPqCiPuvICE

ANSWER EACH IN YOUR ISN: FROM THE AMERICAS TO AFRICA

Using the Internet, Define the Triangle Trade. Look

at your map of the Columbian Exchange and record in

ISN:

How did the introduction of European products and

diseases in the Americas bring about the Triangle

Trade?

SUMMARIZE ( IN YOUR ISN)

Spatial Diffusion-Columbian Exchange• Effects on Europe

• New agricultural products introduced, which led to a population increase and increasing political European control of the Americas territory

• Effects on Latin America• Miscegenation, slavery introduced, native population

decreased, colonization, consolidation of land into the control of large European landowners

ON MY WEBSITE:

Open the Word Document: African Societies & Slavery

Read the article, then answer in your ISN:

Infer: How did the existence of the African slave trade influence

the ease with which Europeans were able to take over Africa?

QUESTION: ANSWER IN YOUR ISN

Record what problems you believe mmight arise

because of the forced creation of 50 new

African nations?

Due to the Age of

Exploration, there is a shift in

trade patterns.• Raw materials to Europe

from the Americas which fuels the coming Industrial period

• Manufactured goods to Africa

• Slaves from Africa to the Americas to work plantations, mines, etc. to produce raw materials

WRITE IN YOUR ISN

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u3/

Click on the link above & click on each arrow to see how trade patterns developed!

SUMMARY (IN YOUR ISN)

Spatial Diffusion-Columbian Exchange &

Triangle Trade• Effects on Africa

• Massive forced out migration• Rise of the West African coastal trade

kingdoms• Slavery

• Demographic population gap between genders

• Shift in trade patterns

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: TURN IN

How did The Age of Exploration change the world spatially

(PECS)?

How was Africa’s experience different than the Americas

because of European exploration (Colonialism vs. Imperialism)?

Using the Demographic Transition Model: Show how

population changed in the Americas, Europe & Africa because

of the Columbian Exchange (Color coordinate the Americas,

Europe & Africa).