• 5/5 Focus: – Between 1400 and 1700 explorers set out on great voyages of discovery and news of new lands spread, countries scrambled to setup colonies in hopes of gaining wealth • Do Now: – What process is shown in this image?
Feb 23, 2016
• 5/5 Focus:– Between 1400 and 1700 explorers set out
on great voyages of discovery and news of new lands spread, countries scrambled to setup colonies in hopes of gaining wealth
• Do Now: – What process is shown in this image?
Test Review
1. The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa migrated southward and eastward between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 was toa) flee warfare b) seek religious freedom c) establish a colonial empire d) find land for farming and grazing
– European dependence on spices from Asia – Invention of the compass and astrolabe
– Rise of nation-states in Europe 2. These developments influenced the
start of the a) Crusades b) Reformation c) Renaissance d) Age of Exploration
3. A similarity between the ancient western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdomsa) limited the power of their rulers
b) established economies based on tradec) practiced Christianity d) isolated themselves from contact with
other cultures
– I. Rise of Civilizations of Ghana and Mali • A. ______________________ • B. Spread of Islam • C. Development of centers of learning
4. Which term best completes the partial outline above? a) Use of gunpowder b) Development of Hammurabi’s Code c) Trade of gold and salt d) Distribution of the printing press
5. The Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americasa) traded extensively with Africa b) declined because of invasion and diseasec) flourished prior to European contact d) converted others to Islam
6. How did the Inca adapt to their physical environment?a) They built large fishing fleets to feed their
populations. b) They built footbridges that connected
their roads across the Andes. c) They established extensive trade
agreements with Europe. d) They raised cattle and horses on the
pampas.
7. The purpose of the Encomienda system in Latin America was toa) control overpopulation in urban centers b) convert native peoples to
Protestantism c) obtain labor and taxes from the native
peoples in the Spanish colonies d) introduce political ideas into the
colonies gradually
• Smallpox outbreak spreads throughout Mexico. • Spanish and Portuguese are introduced to chocolate, peanuts, tomatoes, and corn. • Cortés brings Aztec gold and silver treasures to Spain.
8. Which situation is illustrated in these statements? a) empathy of Europeans for Native
American Indian civilizations b) triangular trade and its effects on
agrarian economies c) the relatively high costs of colonialism d) the impact of contact between different
peoples
9. A direct result of the conquest of Tenochtitlán by Hernán Cortés in 1521 was thea) expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain b) establishment of Portuguese trade routes
around Africa c) fall of the Aztec Empire d) conquest of the Kush Kingdom
10.What was one effect of the Columbian exchange?a) rapid decline in European population b) economic instability in China and Japan c) introduction of new foods to both Europe
and the Americas d) spread of Hinduism into Latin America
11.The term “mercantilism” is defined as an economic system in which a) prices are determined by the laws of
supply and demand b) colonies exist for the benefit of the
colonial power c) factors of production are owned by the
government d) the proletariat benefit at the expense of
the bourgeoisie
Spain and Portugal begin searching for sea routes to Asia
Ottomans take control of Byzantine and disrupt overland spice trade routes Italian merchants and Muslim traders charge high prices for Asian goods
Compass
Printing Press
Astrolabe
Caravel
Zheng He
Dias
Vasco De Gama
Magellan
Columbus
Portugal
Portugal
Spain
Spain
Built Step Pyramids Developed
concept of zero
Developed hieroglyphic writing
Advanced knowledge of astronomy
Established schools
Developed calendars (2)
Kept records on knotted strings called Quipas
Used slash and burn farming technique
Capital city built by filling in parts of lake
Developed floating gardens
Used terraces to farm in mountains.
Built system of roads and bridges to connect empire
West Coast of South America
Yucatan Peninsula
Central Mexico
Animism
Worship spirits or forces in
natureShinto
Limited movement of people
Restricted trade by sea
Increased wealth of W. African kingdomsSpread Islam to W. Africa
Spread Bantu language; cultural diffusion
Exposed world to the wealth of Mali empire Returned to make Mali a center of Islamic learning and culture
Disrupted W. African society and politics Millions of Africans brought to the Americas
The ColumbianExchange
Positive Negative
New products increased economic activity in Europe
Arrival of new foods led to population growth
Cultural Diffusion
Death of Millions of Native Americans from disease
Slavery
List three principles associated with Mercantilism:
Countries should develop surpluses of gold and silver Establish a favorable balance of tradeColonies exist to provide raw materials to the colonial power and a market to buy finished goods from the colonial power
• 5/2 Focus: – The creation of colonies in the
Americas and elsewhere led to the establishment of new patterns of trade and new economic systems in Europe.
• Do Now:– What economic system encouraged
European nation states to gain colonies that would benefit the “mother country”?