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AP European History Unit 1 Assignment – The Age of Exploration THE BIG PICTURE With Portugal and Spain taking the lead, in the 15 th century Europeans began launching voyages of exploration and conquest motivated both by the search for a direct route to the luxury goods of Asia and the desire to spread the Christian faith. With a few centuries Europeans would take control of much of the world, with profound political, economic, and cultural consequences. Unit Readings Western Civilization – Chapter 14 Unit Objectives Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to ... Identify the motives behind the European voyages of exploration Explain how advances in learning and technology influenced fifteenth- and sixteenth-century European exploration and trade Identify the specific achievements of the most significant Portuguese and Spanish explorers Discuss the impact of “discovery” on the indigenous populations of the Americas, Africa, and Asia Explain the economic and cultural impact of the Age of Exploration ________________________________________________________________ Reading Quizzes Reading Quiz 1 – pp. 410-421 [through Administration of the Spanish Empire] 1. “God, glory, and gold” 2. Marco Polo 3. Portolani 4. Ptolemy’s Geography 5. Prince Henry the Navigator 6. Bartholomeu Dias 7. Vasco da Gama 8. Christopher Columbus 9. Ferdinand Magellan 10. Treaty of Tordesillas 11. Conquistadors 12. The Maya 13. The Aztecs & Moctezuma 14. Hernán Cortés 15. The Inca & Atahualpa 16. Francisco Pizarro 17. Encomienda system 18. Bartolomé de Las Casas 19. Viceroys Reading Quiz 2 – pp. 421-433 20. Dutch East India Company 21. Triangular Trade 22. The Middle Passage 23. The Mughal Empire 24. (British) East India Company Reading Quiz 3 – pp. 433-442 25. Mestizos and Mulattoes 26. The Jesuits 27. The Columbian Exchange 28. Mercator Projection 29. Price Revolution 30. Joint-Stock Company 31. House of Fugger 32. Amsterdam Exchange 33. Mercantilism