Good Morning!  Monday 11/14 Today in class: Instead of a Journal I want you to come grab the handout off my desk You need to read the page numbers I listed on the handout Then fill in the worksheet Also, pay attention to the map on page 21…it’s going to be on your Midterm! Work on Ch. 14 & 15 Packets I seriously need you to put in work, & not be off task, for this chapter b/c it’s 500 years & the entire world!

Good Morning!  Tuesday 11/15 Journal: From yesterday, what was quipus? What was the capital of the Aztec empire? Capital of the Incan empire? Name the (most well known) ruler of all 3 Meso-American civilizations. All of these items will be on your test! Today in class: Work on Ch. 14 & 15 Packets Ch. 14, section 1 notes

Age of Exploration, colonization, and the Americas Ch. 14 & 15

Motives for exploration Asian Goods Moluccas (Indonesia) – Spice Islands Used to preserve food, flavor meat, make medicine & perfume Later: Gold, Land, Fame & Glory Spread Christianity Better Technology: (pg. 262-263) Compass Better Maps – portolan map Better Navigable Ships Caravel – light & fast Ch. 14, section 1 Pages: 260

Early Exploration The Portuguese 1418-1498 Prince Henry the Navigator Madeira and Azores Convert Africa & find a quicker way to Asia Bartholomeu Dias “Cape of Good Hope” Southern tip of Africa Vasco da Gama Gives Portugal dominance with Spice trade in India 14.1 pgs. 261-262

Early Exploration Christopher Columbus August 3, 1492 October 12, 1492 Italian Explorer from Genoa Sponsored by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain Want to reestablish wealth and prestige Wants to go to East Indies by going West August 3, 1492 Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria set sail October 12, 1492 Land spotted - Bahamian Island Later colonizes Cuba and Hispaniola Makes three other trips Never knew he was NOT IN ASIA 14.1 pgs. 263-

The Treaty of Tordesillas Portugal vs. Spain Seek support to claims in new world Appeals to Pope Alexander VI (Spanish) Fearing conflict between the two he establishes the Line of Demarcation 1493 Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 Portugal claims east of Line Spain claims west of Line Spain and Portugal corner the market in America The other European Powers now look to the Americas 14.1 pgs. 264

Getting The World Map Straight Amerigo (America) Vespucci Journals written by Vespucci help re- draw the map of the world East Indies are the West Indies Vasco Nunez de Balboa 1513 Cuts through Panama only to find a new ocean (Pacific) Ferdinand Magellan 1519 Circumnavigates the world – 3 years Strait of Magellan Magellan killed in Philippines Earth was bigger than expected 14.1 pgs. 265

Good Morning!  Wednesday 11/16 Quiz, no Journal: Please, immediately, grab your clicker List is on the wall by the whiteboard shelf I will ask you 5 of the 10 packet questions Keep your packet on your desk for the quiz Today in class: Age of Exploration & Slave Trade graphic organizers (already in your packet) 14.1 (AoE), 14.2 & 15.4 (ST)…textbook Similar to what we did Monday with Meso-America…you get 25 mins, I get 10 Work on Ch. 14 & 15 Packets

Europeans in Africa Portuguese would be first with the establishment of forts along the coast Initially these establishments were set up as trading posts for Europeans, but b/c the Portuguese remained on the African coast they never established a strong foothold throughout Africa & their power quickly faded Later European powers would establish more permanent settlements Cape Town - first permanent settlement (Dutch) 14.2 pgs. 266-269

The African Slave trade European Slave Trade Begins in 1500’s Slavery already existed in Africa & elsewhere (ancient) Slaves were bought as cheap labor to work on plantations in Europe & the Americas Europeans rarely went into Africa’s interior, instead they relied on African rulers & traders to seize captives from the interior & bring them to coastal trading posts African Kingdoms Control (profit from) Slave Trade & form new African States: Asante Kingdom (Ghana) Oyo Empire (Nigeria)

The African Slave trade The Triangular Trade Leg 1: guns, cloth, cash, to Africa for slaves Leg 2: slaves to America for sugar, molasses, and other manufactured goods Leg 3: sugar, molasses, cotton, tobacco, etc. to Europe to be sold for profit…..lots of profit!!!! The Middle Passage Leg 2 Complete Horror Slaves brought from all over Africa and “Packed” on ships towards Americas Disease, Mutinies, Pirates, Loss of Ship Slave Trade continues from 1500-mid 1800s 15.4 pgs 301-304