ISN pg 92 Title: Effects of Exploration Preview: In what ways was the Age of Exploration a positive time period? A negative time period?

Effects of Exploration Age of Exploration Effects of Exploration

Positive Effects Increased Wealth: Europeans gained new sources for raw materials; did not have to pay anyone for these goods Europeans gained new markets to sell products Gold was most valuable resource; led to immediate wealth

Positive Effects Technological Advances—gained new ideas through cultural diffusion: Magnetic compass, astrolabe Better maps Caravels Thermometer, barometer Printing Press spread new ideas

Positive Effects Columbian Exchange: New crops were introduced in Europe from the Americas: Corn, potatoes, beans, chocolate, pineapples New products from Europe were introduced in the Americas: Wheat, grapes, horses, cows

Positive Effects Political Powers: Major shift in power; a nation’s power now determined by its wealth (mercantilism) Spain & Portugal became the strongest European powers after creating large number of colonies

Positive Effects New Empires—European nations created large numbers of colonies: Spain: Central & South Americas Portugal: Africa, Brazil, Spice Islands (East Indies) England & France: North America Netherlands: New York, Cape of Good Hope, Spice Islands (from Portuguese)

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Negative Effects of the Age of Exploration

Negative Effects Asian empires were dominated: India & Spice Islands were under control of Europeans who used cotton & spices as luxury imports in Europe China & Japan were influenced by Christian missionaries & European weapons; but were influenced by European merchants (Japan began isolate itself under Tokagawa)

Negative Effects Native American civilizations destroyed: Native Americans were not immune to European diseases (smallpox) Forced into slavery Used tribes against each other Intermarriage with Conquistadors Conquistadors took land and natural resources

Negative Effects Plantation System: Europeans developed large, single-crop plantations to produce cash crops for Europe Depleted natural resources Led to need for large, slave labor force to work fields

Negative Effects African Slavery: Europeans needed labor force to work in Americas Triangular Trade developed: Europeans produce manufactured goods, traded for African slaves Slaves taken to Americas, sold for money to buy raw materials Raw materials taken to Europe to make manufactured goods

Negative Effects Triangular Trade: The transportation of African slaves from the West Coast of Africa to the New World was called the Middle Passage

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