Unit 2 Review: The Age of Revolutions

Unit 2 Review: The Age of Revolutions

Early Modern Period 1450-1800

Exploration Review

Early Exploration

The reasons for the earliest exploration of the world can be broken down as the search for a faster and safer way to the Far East. Europeans wanted spices, silks, porcelain, and gems from this far off place without having to travel the dangerous Silk Road.

Age of Exploration

Began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. Sometimes referred to as the “Age of Discovery”. The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners, new goods, and new trade routes.

The 3 G's

The 3 G's

European countries wanted to expand their power and resources to new worlds. It can be broken up into the 3 G's. Having the most riches and resources (Gold) Conquering the most territories (Glory Spreading their religion to the most areas (God)

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a reason people chose to explore?

• to conquer or claim land

• find gold

• spread their religion

• to become kings and queens in new lands

Multiple Choice

What were the other major reasons why Europeans continued and even increased their exploration voyages around the globe?

• The discovery of wealth, resources, and to spread Christianity

• The discovery of wealth, resources, and to spread Islam

• For education and to spread the Spanish language

• They were just looking to have a good time

Multiple Choice

A person who is sent to a foreign country to do religious work like convince people to join a religion or to help people that are sick, poor, etc.

• Minister 
• Conquistador 
• Leader 
• Missionary 

Rewind, Before Exploration

  From 1095-1492, Catholics tried to take the Holy Land from Muslims and bring it under Catholic control in the Crusades. Although Catholics did not gain control of territory in the Middle East for very long, Crusading gave Europeans a glimpse of the larger world that lay beyond their frontiers. In particular, Europeans learned that there was a great deal of spice trading the Indian Ocean.

Europeans Motivated

 Europeans could only buy spices from Muslim traders. Catholic Europeans were appalled at the idea of giving money to these Muslim traders whom they regarded as infidels. Thus, Europeans wanted to find another route to the Indian Ocean. Spain and Portugal now controlled the entire peninsula. After 1491, Spain and Portugal both began funding exploration around the world.  

Explore Tools

• quadrant: used by sailors to measure the height of Polaris, the Pole stars (used for navigation)

• caravel: small sailing ship that was easy to maneuver (used for travel)

• compass: helped indicate North, South, East and West (used for navigation)

• caravel: small sailing ship that was easy to maneuver (used for travel)

Multiple Choice

In the image, the pictures show 16th century sailors using tools of the trade. These sailors are pointing these tools at the sky to help them:

• sail against the wind

• increase speed

• navigate their ship

• create a dance to the wind

Multiple Choice

Sometimes people believe that one religion is correct and that all others are wrong. These people refer to the people following other religions as______ which means “unfaithful,” because they think those people are being unfaithful to God by following the wrong religion.

• savage

• barbarian

• muslim

• infidel

Hernan Cortes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_euomdHOU click link below

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America. Of course, there were already people living in America at the time who we call Native Americans. There even was a European, Leif Ericsson, who had been to the Americas before. However, it was Columbus' voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the Americas.

The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life.

Multiple Choice

Along which arrow would corn, potatoes, peanuts, and squash have traveled?

• Arrow A

• Arrow B

Multiple Choice

The map shows the early exchanges between Europe and the New World. Things like rice, clothing, horses, and diseases traveled along which arrow?

• Arrow A

• Arrow B

Mercantilism

Mercantilism is an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy