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When Worlds Collide:
Mind Mapping - Let’s Put It All Together
Consider the questions below when developing your
mind map. Develop a visual mind map. Use both
drawings and phrases/key words.
1.Why did the Europeans start to explore around the world?
What were they hoping to gain?
2.What parts of the world did Europeans go?
3.What impact did Europeans have on the native lands they
explored? Think people, culture, economics, etc.
Be prepared to share your group’s mind map
with the class.
European Age of
Exploration
Why, What, Who, and Where
Motives for Exploration
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Gold
God
Glory
Water Route to Asia
Innovations in Maritime Navigation
• Caravel
• Compass
• Maps
Treaty of Tordesillas
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Signed in 1494 by Spain and Portugal
An imaginary line of demarcation
East would be controlled by Portugal
West would be controlled by Spain
European Explorers
Portugal
• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Vasco da Gama
– First to round the Cape of Good Hope and
reach India
European Explorers
Spain
• Christopher Columbus
– Founded the New World
• Hernan Cortez
– Conquered the Aztecs
• Francisco Pizarro
– Conquered the Incas
European Explorers
England
• Francis Drake
– First Englishman to sail around the world
– Sailed for Queen Elizabeth I
– Famous Pirate
European Explorers
France
• Jacques Cartier
– Claimed Canada for France
Diffusion of Christianity
• Migration of colonists
– Carried with them
• Faith
• Language
• Culture
What Was The Triangular
Trade?
• Name given to the trading route used by
European merchants who exchanged goods
with Africans for slaves, shipped the slaves to
the Americas, sold them and brought goods
from the Americas back to Europe.
Triangular Trade
What Each Line Represents
• The first leg was the journey
from Europe to Africa where
goods were exchanged for
slaves.
• The second, or middle, leg of
the journey was the
transportation of slaves to the
Americas. It was nicknamed
the 'middle passage.’
• The third and final leg of the
journey, was the transport of
goods from the Americas
back to Europe.
Consequence of the
Slave Trade
In Africa:
1. Loss of
significant
population.
2. Increase in
civil war and
strife through
the
introduction
of guns.
3. Families torn
apart.
4. Cultures
lost.
In the Americas:
1. Significant
labor supply.
2. Expertise in
farming
techniques.
3. Introduction
of African
culture.
4. Mixed races
What was the impact
of European
exploration around
the world in the
1500’s?
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I. AFRICA
A. European explorers
exploited the people and
resources of Africa:
•Trading posts were set up on
the coast of Africa
•The land and resources (gold,
diamonds, etc.) were taken over.
•The people were sold into
slavery.
What European
influences can be found
in Africa even today?
II. ASIA
A. Europeans set up trading
posts along the coast of
Southern Asia.
B. Trading companies owned by
the Portuguese, Dutch, and
British controlled the trade in
Southeast Asia.
III. The Americas
A. The people and resources of
the Americas were also
exploited by the European
explorers.
►The
Aztec and Inca Empires
were destroyed.
►European colonies were
established.
B. The settlement of the
Americas by Europeans
resulted in an exchange of
products and resources
between the Eastern and
Western Hemisphere.
C. This exchange of
products, ideas, and
resources between the
Eastern and Western
Hemisphere became known
as the Columbian
Exchange.
D. What was the
impact of the
Colombian Exchange?
1. European horses and cattle
changed the lifestyles of
American Indians
2. Western hemisphere products
such as corn, potatoes, and
tobacco changed European
lifestyles.
3. Shortage of labor to grow cash
crops led to the use of African
slaves.
4. European diseases like smallpox
killed many Native Americans.
E. Other effects of European
exploration and settlement:
A Commercial Revolution took place.
European nations competed for overseas
markets, colonies, and resources, creating
new economic practices such as
mercantilism and joint stock
companies.
Mercantilism is the economic system of
the major trading nations during the 16th,
17th, and 18th cent., based on the premise
that national wealth and power were best
served by increasing exports and collecting
precious metals in return.
Commercial Revolution
European maritime nations compete for overseas
markets, colonies and resources
 Joint-Stock Company
►form
of business organization in which the funds to
carry on business were obtained by selling shares of
stock to a number of individuals. Such companies,
which were common in the 1600's and 1700's, were
the forerunners of modern corporations