Who is considered “The Navigator” In the age of Exploration?
Prince Henry ( The navigator)
What happened during the Columbian Exchange?
What did the Native Americans teach the Europeans?
The Native Americans thought the Europeans how to grow crops like, corn, potatoes, peanuts, tomatoes, and squash.
What was the main problem that occurred in the Columbian exchange?
The diseases that were spread.
The treaty of Tordesillas
Provided a permanent line of demarcation
Who was the first European to explore the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
Where was the Old World and where was the New World?
New World- The Americas
What was the main effect of the Columbian Exchange?
The spread of disease.
What did disease, from the Columbian Exchange lead to?
The death of millions especially Native Americans.
Swahili Coast
Eastern coast of Africa that saw a mix of African & Islamic culture. This influenced language.
Who reached India in 1498 and continued Dias exploration?
Vasco de Gama
What helped develop the exchange?
Columbus’ voyages to North America helped develop the Columbian Exchange.
What were impacts on Native Americans from the Columbian Exchange?
1. Forced Labor
2. Disease
3. No immunity
4. Massive population decrease
Now that there was a high demand for labor what happened?
Timbuktu
Cultural and Philosophical center of Wedtern Africa
Who opened the way for European exploration and the colonization of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What did the Old World bring to the New World?
The Old World brought coffee, sugarcane, horses, pigs, fruits, wheats, malaria, and the common cold. (etc.)
What were the impacts on the Europeans throughout the Columbian exchange?
1. Growth of trade markets
2. New knowledge/ crops
3. New diseases which impacted their health
Who was discredited when it came to finding American first?
Lief Eriksson/The Vikings
Middle passage
Stage of which slaves were transported across the ocean.
Who sailed from Spain and circumnavigated the globe from 1519-1522?
Ferdinand Magellan
What did the New World bring the Old World?
What were the impacts on Africans due to the Columbian Exchange?
1. More labor was needed/ labor demand
2. Transatlantic slave trade
3. Nearly 10 million people were taken which led to a decline in population
What were examples of negatives about the Age of Exploration?
Land degradation, deforestation, diseases, and introduction of foreign animals and plant species.
Triangular trade
Exchange of goods and enslaved people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.