Impact of Exploration

January 21, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: History, World History, Aztec
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European Age of Discovery Impact Expansion into Americas, Africa, and Asia Migration, Settlement patterns, cultural diffusion and social classes in colonized areas Columbian Exchange Triangular trade Impact of precious metal exports from the Americas on Europe.

Impact of Africa and Asia • Africa – Europeans trading posts along the coast – Trade in slaves, gold, and other resources

• Asia – Colonization by small groups of merchants in India, the Indies, and China – Influence of trading companies (Portuguese, Dutch, and British).

Impacts of the Americas • Expansion of overseas territorial claims and European emigration to North and South America • Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires • Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America • Forced migration of Africans who had been enslaved • Colonies imitation of the culture and social patterns of their parent countries

Impacts on the Americas • Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires due to conquest and diseases from the Old World. • Cortez – Conquered the Aztec Civilization in what is today Mexico • Pizarro – Conquered the Incan Civilization in what is today Peru and Chile in the Andes Mountains

Latin America: Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin Peninsulares-white, born in Spain America Creoles- white, born in colony

Mestizos- white + native Indian

Mulattos- white + African

Native Indians

African slaves

Review • What European country was responsible for conquering the Aztecs and Incas? – Answer: Spain

• What European religion would probably have been spread the most in Latin America? – Answer: Roman Catholic

• The rigid class system in Latin America setup by the Spanish lead to today a legacy of what? – Answer: Dictatorial Rule

Columbian Exchange • Western Hemisphere agricultural products, such as corn, potatoes, and tobacco, changed European lifestyles. • European horses and cattle changed the lifestyles of American Indians. • European diseases, such as smallpox, killed many American Indians

Impact of the Columbian Exchange • Shortage of labor to grow cash crops led to the use of African slaves • Slavery was based on race • European plantation system in the Caribbean and the Americas destroyed indigenous economics and damaged the environment.

Triangular Trade • Trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and Americas. • Slaves, sugar, rum and manufactured goods were trade between the continents.

Impact of Precious Metals • Gold and silver exported to Europe and Asia • Impact on indigenous empires of the Americas • Impact on Spain and International trade.

Review • Which products went FROM THE NEW WORLD to the old world due to the Columbian Exchange? – Answer: Corn, tobacco, potatoes, and gold

• Which products went FROM THE OLD WORLD to the New World due to the Columbian exchange? – Answer: Horses, Cattle, Christianity and Diseases such as Smallpox

• Why couldn’t Europeans use Native Americans as a source for labor on plantations? – Answer: Disease such as Smallpox

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