The Age of Exploration - Modern World History Review Guide
Review the unit materials listed below
· Text Chapter 3 – An Age of Exploration and Isolation, 1400-1800
o Section 1 (Europeans Explore the East) pp. 83-88
· Text Chapter 4 – The Atlantic World, 1492-1800
o Section 1 (Spanish Conquests in the Americas) pp. 103-108
o Section 4 (The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade) pp. 120-123
· PowerPoint on my Teacher Page – the Age of Exploration and your completed notes packet
· Age of Exploration Packet and other worksheets
Essential Questions:
1. What are the motivations for exploration?
2. How is exploration an example of cultural diffusion
3. How did cultural diffusion through exploration impact society?
Review the following terms, people and ideas from the readings and Age of Exploration. Why are they important to the Age of Exploration?
Role of Portugal in early exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
European Motivation to trade – which countries participated?
Technological development in exploration
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Zheng He
The Aztec and Inca Empires
The Encomienda System
Impact of diseases on native populations
see page 2
The Age of Exploration - Modern World History Review Guide p. 2
Joint-Stock Company
Mercantilism
Balance of Trade
Columbian Exchange
Global Trade
In-class Age of Exploration essay
Essay Question: To what extent was exploration a beneficial period of cultural diffusion and interaction?
Guidelines: the in-class timed essay will include 4 paragraphs graded as per our rubric @ 10 points each:
· Introduction
· Two interior paragraphs (for two key points) - one which covers benefits and one which covers detriments of the age of exploration
· Conclusion
An outline prepared prior to the in-class essay will be graded for 10 points but will not be available for reference during the timed-essay block. The essay will written on a lined template with prompts for each paragraph.
Mr. Collins