1. What are the three G’s? Explain.
Bell Ringer
What are the three G’s? Explain.

2. Age of Exploration (continued)
Essential Question: What were the various causes and effects of European exploration?

3. Quiz Next Class!

4. Conquest of the Aztec
Hernan Cortes – conquistador, or leader in Spanish conquest of the Americas
Completely destroyed Tenochtitlan and built a new city (Mexico City)
550 soldiers, 16 horses vs. roughly 20 million people

5. Conquest of the Inca
Francisco Pizarro – Spanish conquistador sent to conquer the Inca
Arrived in the midst of a civil war, took advantage and sacked Cuzco
Tiny force of 180 soldiers
Why was such a small force able to conquer millions?

6. Reasons for Spanish Success
Had superior weapons/armor
Horses / Dogs
Made alliances with natives (tired of Aztec rule)
Disease devastated the Aztec

7. Organizing the Americas
After conquering colonies were established
settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control

8. European exploration directly caused (not necessarily on purpose) the Columbian Exchange
The exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Permanently changed the entire world

9. Essential Question
What were the various causes and effects of European exploration?

10. Review
Spanish leaders in the conquest of the Americas

11. Review
The exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

12. Review
Why were the Spanish successful in conquering the Aztec and the Inca?

13. Review
Who was the conquistador responsible for defeating the Inca?

15. Columbian Exchange Menu
Create a menu that reflects the Columbian Exchange, you must include at least one of each of the following categories:
Breakfast items
Lunch items
Dinner items
Desserts
Beverages
Must include key ingredients, and must represent the combination of both Eastern and Western Hemisphere foods
Your menu must find a way to reference at least two non-food items that traveled along the Columbian Exchange
Your menu should be neatly presented (illustrations are optional)
The name of the restaurant should be displayed