Final Exam Review Exploration. NORTH AMERICA What Explorers Discovered N. America The VIKINGS Led By Who: Leif Erikson When: In the 900’s.

Final Exam Review

Exploration

NORTH AMERIC

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What Explorers Discovered N. America

The VIKINGSLed By Who:

Leif Erikson When:

In the 900’s

Who Were the Vikings?

•Norsemen – “People from the North.”•Warriors who were had to became farmers to survive.

A Vikings Journey Part 1First Stop was:

IcelandWhy Iceland:

Looking for Farm LandWhat did they Find:

Grass and Fish But No Trees Why did they Leave & Where did they Go:

No trees & Greenland

The Journey Part 2: GreenlandWhat did they find:

Largest Island in the World Lots of Ice & Seals

Why did they Leave:No Trees

Where did they Go: North America (Nova Scotia)

JASPER

Why Don’t We Know Much About Them

• Vikings never recorded their discoveries.• Vikings relied on an oral tradition

or sagas - stories passed down by word of mouth to future generations.

SOUTHAMERIC

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Who Conquered South America?Conquistadors

Columbus / Cortez / Pizzaro Columbus: 1492 Looking For India

Finds S. AmericaCortez: Conquers the Aztecs of

Mexico Pizzaro: Conquers the Incas of Peru

Who do Conquistadors Do It?

1. Military Technology 2. Horses 3. Division with the Indians4. European Disease

The Columbian Exchange•The trade of goods between

the New World (The Americas) and the Old World (Europe & Africa)

Good: Bad: Resources Diseases

The “Columbian Exchange”

The “Columbian Exchange” Olive Oil Birds Peppers Black Pepper

Chicken Donkey Turnips Cabbage Lettuce Rabbit Cotton Rat

Olives Coffee Bean Banana Rice Onion Turnip Honeybee Barley Grape Peach Sugar Cane Oats Citrus Fruits Pear Wheat Horse Cattle Sheep Pigs

The “Columbian Exchange”

The “Columbian Exchange” Squash Avocado Peppers Sweet Potatoes

Turkey Pumpkin Tobacco Strawberry Cocoa Pineapple Cassava Potato Peanut Tomato Vanilla Corn

Chocolate Birds (Fowl) Honey Bee Bear Sunflowers Alpaca Honeybee Bison Papaya Guinea Pig Muscles Lama Chilies Shrimp Crabs Pecan

SOUTH EASTASIA

Portuguese The Explorers: Vasco Da Gama - Alfonzo Albuquerque The want to Create:

A Portuguese Lake Ultimate Goal:

Open the door to the Spice Trade of the East

Method of Portugal Control1.Build Trading Posts on Costal

Towns of Africa 2.Took down the Muslim

Religion to spread Christianity 3.Used Navy to Control Indian

Ocean

Success or Failure

FailureWhy:

Could Never Control the Far East

The Dutch Gain control through the use of Navy War Ships and take control of South East Asia.

Method of Duth Control1.Naval Warships 2.Befriend local leaders and

merchants 3.Create the East India Trading

Company

Success or Failure

SuccessWhy:Made relationships with the Far East and got rich

EASTASIA

Thoughts on East Asia East Asia?

What do outsiders call East Asia? The Hermit Kingdom

What did East Asians think of Europeans?

Ignorant / Dirty / Classless Peoplewith Inferior goods

What Philosophy Caused that View?

Confucianism What is Confucianism?

It is a complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical, & quasi-

religious thought

Trade in East AsiaWhat did the Europeans want?

Porcelain / Spices What did Japan/China/Korea want

in return? Money (Gold)

Was it tough to trade? Why?Yes – East Asia was isolated

What is this a Picture of?

AFRICA

What did Africa Have that the World Wanted?

Gold Cocoa Peanuts Diamonds

Coffee SLAVES

Slave Trade

What was slave trade called?

TRIANGLE TRADE

Molasses

Africa

North America

Rum, and

Weapons

Caribbean Slave

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Phases of Slave Trade1.Capture Phase2.Transportation Phase

- Middle

Passage3. Seasoning Phase4. Slavery Phase