1. Exploration & Exchange

2. Next up Please pass your textbook worksheet to your row captain
Think: What is an app?
What do they do?
What is their function?
Why do we have them?

3. European exploration
Explorers from Europe set sail for the Americas in the 1400s
Started an “Age of Exploration” & changed the world forever

4. European exploration
Refresh: Why did Europe set sail & not Africa, Asia, or the Americas? (Think back to Jared Diamond)
geographic advantages [domesticated plants and animals, east/west climate, and Silk Road trading]
Is there more to the story than that?

5. Killer Apps
Some historians argue that there is more to the story than just geographic luck
Today we are going to examine the 6 “killer applications” that made Europe prime for exploring
Competition
Ideology
Science
Tactics
Innovation
Pluralism

6. Killer Apps
In groups you will be working to create an App Store page for your “killer app”
You need to design a logo
Include all the important information about your app: Why is _________ important to being able to go exploring?
Think of it as selling the application – if a society was looking to purchase an item that could help them advance, why would they purchase yours?
Your group will be presenting your app to the class first thing tomorrow

7. Groups Delany, Yuming, Akhil Jason, Cameron, Katelyn
Spencer, Ciara, Michelle
Faith, Kayla, Simon
John, Makayla, Chris
Shayna, Daniel, Shubham
Megana, Madison, Alan
Cassie, Frederick, Jessica
Kellan, Rahul, Tiffany
Samantha, Allison, Bijon
Joe, Ethan, Sophie
Michael, Camden

8. Groups Renee, Beck, Jessica Keya, Sharon, Kobe Matt, Annie, Brian
Julia, Dora, Thea
Amy, Nate, Olivia
Grace, Sayaka, Mason
Jacqueline, Melanie, Dawson
Shami, Lauren, Evan
Cooper, Mara, Alex
Ryan, Priscilla, Kate
Ian, Isa, Sarah
Gracyn, Isabel

9. Exploration & Exchange

10. Entry Task Meet with you “killer application” group
You have 20 minutes to finish your App Store page & figure out how you will present
You will take notes on the presentations:
What is the application?
How did it help Europeans become the groups that explored?