AGE OF EXPLORATION
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AGE OF EXPLORATION MAP
For the map below complete the following instructions: (use maps/videos/resources provided by teacher)
1. Using the first map on the teacher webpage, shade in the territories of Spain, Portugal, England,
France, Netherlands and trace each trade route. (copy map 1)
2. Using map 4, draw and label all of Christopher Columbus routes
3. Using the last map, draw in and label Hudson's 1610 Voyage of Discovery
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4. Complete the Triangle Trade map (2nd or 3rd map)
01 - REASONS & OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE
1. An interest in discovery and ____________________________ grew in Europe in the 1400s.
Improvements in navigational tools, cartography, and ____________________________ allowed
European sailors to go farther than they ever had before.
2. EXPLAIN: Why did people set off to explore the world in the fifteenth century? (3 reasons)
3. List a couple tools used to find routes and not get lost?
4. What is unique about caravels?
Ever wonder how sailboats sail into the wind??? Watch the video to find out (optional)
The Need for Trade Routes Video - Write out 3 facts from 2 min video in complete sentences
1. 2. 3. Caravels Video - Write out 3 facts from 3 min video in complete sentences
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02 - PORTUGUESE & SPANISH EXPLORATIONS
1. List what Prince Henry the Navigator did to get his nickname and make the Portuguese an example of
exploration around the world:
2. Who was the first to sail around Africa and landed on the west coast of India in 1498?
3. NEW WORLD - Imagination, daring, and a few mistakes enabled Portuguese and Spanish sailors to
discover the ______________________________. They thought these lands were a
“____________________.”
4. Who did Columbus need to fund his voyages? ___________________________
5. Where did he land in 1492? __________________________
6. Where did he think he landed?
7. Who directed the first to circumnavigate, or go all the way around, the globe?
a. ______________________________
8. Did he survive the journey? _______
9. Age of Magellan Video 3 Facts:
a. b. c. 10. Ballad of Magellan music video: What happened to Magellan in the Philippine Islands?
Watch BOTH videos: Columbus and Columbus Voyage - 3 facts for each video
Columbus:
a. b. c. Columbus Voyage:
d. e.
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03 - ENGLISH & FRENCH EXPLORERS
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1. Like Spain and Portugal, England and France wanted to find a route to Asia to get
___________________. After Spain and Portugal explored and gained control of the southern routes,
the English and French looked for a water-way through _________________________.
Competing for Land and Wealth
2. Where did Spain get all their gold and silver? ________________________________________
3. Who was Francis Drake and what was he famous for?
4. Why were the spanish furious with the English?
5. What happened to the Spanish Armada that allowed the English to gain power over Spain?
6. Who is fighting in the picture at the bottom of section 3?
04 - NEW VIEWS OF THE WORLD
1. The voyages of discovery changed the way Europeans thought of the world and their place in it. The
explorations brought new knowledge about ________________________ and proved some old beliefs
wrong. For example, Europeans learned that ships didn’t burn up crossing the
_______________________ and that the Americas were a separate landmass from Asia. Geographers
made more accurate ____________that reflected this new knowledge.
2. Compare the maps from 1100s and from the 1500s, why do you think the 1500s map is more accurate
to today's current map?
05 - THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
1. European explorers set out to find routes to Asia, but their discovery of new lands and new peoples
had an effect they never imagined. The exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the New
World (the ________________) and the _______World (Europe) is known as the
_______________________________________. It changed lives in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the
Americas.
Old World Plants and Animals
2. List 3 plants brought from Europe to the Americas:\
3. List 5 animals that Spain introduced to the Americas:
4. Did domesticated animals exist in the Americas before it was discovered?
New World Plants and Animals
1. List 5 foods that Europeans brought back from the Americas that were unknown to Europeans:
2. Along with plants and animals, Europeans introduced their __________________, culture, and
______________________________________to the places they explored. People in Asia, Africa, and
the Americas all learned new ways of living and working.
Religion and Language
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1. Some of the biggest cultural changes Europeans brought to places they conquered were in
___________________ and language. Christians set out to convert people to their religion.
Missionaries went to Asia and Africa, and they also worked to convert American Indians to
_______________________________.
“THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE”
Directions: Use the map to answer the following questions about the Columbian Exchange.
1. What are three continents that were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
___________________________________________________________________
2. What is the main ocean that this exchange took place on?
________________________________________________
3. What diseases were sent over to the Americas?
________________________________________________________
4. What bird was shipped from the Americas to Europe?
____________________________________________________
5. List three types of livestock that were sent to the Americas: ______________________, ____________________,
& _______________________.
6. What insect was brought to the Americas to pollinate crops?
______________________________________________
7. What addictive crop was sent from the Americas to Europe? _________
8. List three types of grain that were sent to the Americas: ________________________, _____________________,
& _______________________.
9. Goods going from the Americas to Europe were traveling in which direction?
__________________________________
10. What were some of the advantages of the Columbian Exchange?
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11. What were some disadvantages of the Columbian Exchange?
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“The Columbian Exchange”
J.R. McNeill
The Columbian Exchange had dramatic and lasting effects on the world. New diseases were introduced to American
populations that had no prior experience to them. The results were devastating. The populations were introduced to new weeds,
pests, livestock, and pets. Native American populations had no immunity to these diseases and were stricken by wave and wave of
epidemics, which produced a catastrophic mortality throughout the Americas. On some Caribbean islands, the Native American
populations died out completely. In all, between 1492 and 1650, perhaps about 90% of the Native American population died.
When the first inhabitants of the Americas crossed the land bridge 20,000 years ago they brought few diseases with
them. Why? For one reason, they had no domesticated animals. These domesticated animals were the original source of human
diseases such as smallpox and measles. In addition, the first Americans spent many years in the extreme cold, which eliminated
many disease-causing agents.
On the other hand, the Columbian Exchange also introduced new foods and fiber crops improving diets and increasing
trade. In addition, it also brought horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and a collection of other useful animals to the Americas. Of
all the animals introduced by the Europeans, the horse held particular attraction. Native Americans encountered it as a
“fearsome war beast”; however, they soon learned to ride and raise horses themselves. The introduction of the horse
revolutionized hunting buffalo in the Great Plains. Eventually, cattle ranches became widespread. Ranching economies emerged
throughout the Americas.
Directions: After reading the passage above, answer the following questions.
2. According to McNeill, what group of people
suffered the most from the Columbian
Exchange? Explain why.
3. Why didn’t the original inhabitants in the
Americas suffer from diseases? Explain.
4. What were some positive outcomes from the
Columbian Exchange?
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5. OPINION: After learning and reading about
the Columbian Exchange, would you argue that
the Columbian Exchange had more of a
positive or negative effect on our world? Make
sure to explain and defend your answer with
facts from the map and reading passage.
_____FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS ON WEB PAGE
Write 3 facts each video on separate sheet of paper for extra credit. (1 pt per fact)
7 videos total for extra credit - 3 facts each = 21 extra credit points
06 - COLONIAL SOCIETIES
1.
Plantations and mines made _______________for Portugal and Spain. They also made some
colonists in the Americas rich. But plantation agriculture and mining brought poor treatment of
American ______________________.
2. Since forced labor and disease_______________ so many American Indians, las Casas and others
suggested using enslaved ______________________ as workers. Africans had already developed
___________________________ to European diseases. Soon, thousands of Africans were being
shipped to the Americas as ______________________.
07 - MERCANTILISM
1. The exchange of products between European countries and their colonies changed economic relations
around the world. European countries saw their colonies as a way to get ______________________.
2. Define MERCANTILISM:
3. What was was the main economic policy in Europe between 1500 and 1800?
_____________________________
4. How did a business person make money? By ______________________________
08 - THE TRIANGULAR TRADE
1. In the first paragraph, describe the triangle trade:
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2. What does the picture to the right represent and explain the conditions of a slave ship:
Watch the Age of Exploration Slave Trade Video: Write down 5 Facts below
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 09 - CAPITALISM
1. What is an atlas? __________________________________
2. An Increase in trade created a need for what? ______________
3. Explain how banks contributed to economic growth:
Market Economies
4. Define Capitalism: ___________________________________________________________
5. In your own words, describe supply and demand:
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6. What becomes the basis for most economic systems in the Western world? _______________________