1. BELLWORK: BLOCK 2
Why was it important for explorers to find a trade route to Asia? Explain!
How did the Exploration Era impact civilizations in the Americas?
What is circumnavigation?
THINKER: What was the Line of Demarcation? How did this impact the balance of power in Europe? (page 215)

2. Spain and Portugal: European Rivals
SPAIN: Christopher Columbus
PORTUGAL: Amerigo Vespucci

3. Line of Demarcation divided the world between two powers

4. Portuguese Empire

5. Spanish Empire

6. France and Britain join the race…

7. Exploration Project: Information Side
Dias
De Gama
Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Dates of Voyage
Country Represented
Ending Point
Motives
Results
This requires RESEARCH and READING!!! You will lose points for generalizations and vague statements – be specific! Use both world history texts.

8. BELLWORK: December 2nd
What was the Middle Passage? What was this journey like for Africans? (221)
What is Triangular Trade?
List three effects of Exploration. (210)

9. The Effects of Exploration

10. Effects of Exploration: Increased Trade
Triangular Trade: Network of trade between the New World, Europe and Africa.
Exchange of animals, plants, cultures, slaves, and diseases between the New World and the Old World. (Columbian Exchange)
Traded crops and livestock
Diseases, especially smallpox, killed 50-90% of Native populations.
First appearance of African slaves (Middle Passage)

12. Vasco de Gama 1497

15. Old World Native Plants
Citrus, apple, banana, mango, rice, wheat, coffee, and onion.

16. New World Native Plants
Corn, tomato, potato, vanilla, rubber, cocoa, and tobacco.

18. Smallpox

19. Effects of Exploration: Slavery

21. Effects of Exploration: Cultural Diffusion
Spread of cultural beliefs/ideas between different societies (religion, government, art, etc.)

22. Effects of Exploration: Decline of Empires

23. Effects of Exploration: Expanding European Empires & New World migration

24. Other Effects of Exploration
Increased power of monarchs
Interconnected world (spread ideas!)
Spread of Christianity
Circumnavigation
New scientific discoveries
New technology

25. Unit 3 Review Crossword
Unit 3 covered a lot of content….. Renaissance, Reformation & Exploration.
To review over these important concepts, you are going to complete a review crossword puzzle.
Use all unit 3 notes, handouts, textbook
What you do not finish will be homework!

26. Fall Final Study Guide & Exam Info
Next Week  Political/Scientific developments post-Ren/Ref
Final Study Guide = 100 points!!!
Historical Vocabulary: 36 terms
Important People: 18 people
Study Questions: 17 questions (3 points each!)
Final Exam = 10% of Fall Semester Grade
Fall Final Essay  Cause & Effect (2%)
Monday December 12th!
Fall Final Exam  62 MC questions (w/ sources) & 13 countries (8%)
Tues 12/20 (pd. 2) & Wed 12/21 (pd. 4)
The LAST day to turn in any late/missing work is FRI 12/16

27. Colombian Exchange
For bellwork today, you will read the “Columbian Exchange” handout. This is yours to keep, so as you read highlight/annotate, then answer the following questions:
Explain the interaction between the Taino and Columbus’ crew.
Define the Columbian Exchange.
How were Europeans able to conquer the Americas so easily?
Why were New World natives so susceptible to disease? How did diseases affect their populations?
Which old world plants/animals created problems for the New World?
Why did Europeans start using Africans as slaves instead of natives?
THINKER: In your opinion, was the Columbian Exchange more of a positive or negative development in world history? Explain!