1. The world will never be the same again!
Age of Exploration
The world will never be the same again!

2. Smart Start
On the sheet of paper given to you, draw a mental map of the world.
On the map that you create, you will need to label as many of following as you can:
Continents
Oceans
Countries
Major Rivers
Equator
Prime Meridian
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Latitude
Hemispheres (North and South/ East and West)
Cities

4. From Renaissance to Exploration
Question:
How would the Age of the Renaissance and Reformation led to the Age of Exploration?

5. Age of Exploration Go over class notes Discuss- Motives and Means
Who was exploring and for who?
The Portuguese vs. Spanish
Technological advancements
Christopher Columbus and the Americas
Impact throughout the world and Europe

6. Motives and Means

7. Examine the picture What do you see? Make a list
How does the picture represent motives of exploration?

10. Explorers and for who?

11. Portugal vs. Spanish

12. Primary Source on Prince Henry the Navigator

13. You tube clip

14. So, how did the explorers get to the places they set out to discover?

15. Technology..But what type of technology?
Read with a partner page 191 (Science, Technology, and Society)
Create a list in your notes of the new inventions
Answer the question: Which one advance was the most important for early explorers? WHY?

16. European Perception of Land
Handout: Read in Groups
White Board: Summarize how the land was viewed in different ways
Infer: How would this then be related to the view of the Natives?

17. Civilization: Think about it!
What all goes in to making a civilization?
Name some civilizations you have learned about
Who civilized who during the age of exploration?

18. Civilization Religion Social Structure (Hierarchy/classes) Government
Customs
Traditions
Values
Defense
History (Oral, Written, Both)
Live by water source
Economy
Division of Labor

19. African Kingdoms Each group is given a handout on an African Kingdom
Group’s responsibility:
To determine whether or not the African kingdom was civilized
Create a list that shows as evidence your groups’ findings

20. Ethnocentrism
Believing your culture or way of life is more superior than others
Why would the Europeans follow the philosophy of Ethnocentrism?

21. Christopher Columbus

22. So, what was the significance of Columbus’s voyages?

24. Columbian Exchange
1. Describe the interaction between the Europeans and the Natives through this Columbian exchange.
2. Who is it named after?
3. Read on the impact of the potato

25. Changing view on CC Page 192

26. Review: Throw in the middle
Why did Europe set out to explore? (3 reasons)
What were the Europeans view of the Natives? (Provide 2 views)
What does Ethnocentrism mean?
How did Europeans view their quest for land?

27. So what other problems will arise from this era?
Read Economic Impact and Competition
Take notes
Be prepared to discuss how European Nations began what was known as the Commercial Revolution
You have ten minutes

28. Economic impact and Competition

29. Commercial revolution
Each European country depend and thrived on the resources discovered in their colonies around the world
Silver
Gold
Jewels
Silk
Spices
* Depended on these items for power, prestige, dominance, and wealth

30. Where were they competing?
Europeans competed to gain more and more land/territory
Dutch
English
Spanish
Portuguese
French

31. International trade Theory of Mercantilism:
Set of principles that dominated economic thought
In other words: the prosperity of a nation depended a large supply gold or silver
To accomplish this, countries need to have a balance of trade (Imports and Exports)
Colonies were important for raw materials and markets for finished products