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

Section 1 (Europeans Explore the East) pp. 83-88

·  Text Chapter 4 – The Atlantic World, 1492-1800

Section 1 (Spanish Conquests in the Americas) pp. 103-108

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