• 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

CONNECTIVITYColonialism, 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.

CAUSES OF THE AGE OF EXPLORATIONUsing the paragraph on the previous slide…

Write the causes of the Age of

Exploration in your ISN

GOD, GOLD & GLORY

USING THE INTERNET, DEFINE COLONIALISM &

IMPERIALISMIn your ISN then:

How do these 2 terms differ?

http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-subjects/group-f/international-relations/48541-difference-between-imperialism-colonialism.html

Look at the definitions of 4 & 5! Do 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/1866Academic 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 ISNWatch the videoOn your map, show the cultural diffusion from Europe to the Americas (culturally, Europe contributed what to the Americas)?Infer: Which group of people do you think are at the top of the cultural, political and economic spectrum during this period and after:

• 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 infer:How did the introduction of European products and diseases in the Americas bring about the Triangle Trade?

SUMMARY ( 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?

Africa

QUESTION: ANSWER IN YOUR ISN

Looking at the maps on the previous slide, what

geographic, cultural and political problems

might 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).