1. Period 4 BIG IDEAS!

2. The BIGGEST idea
The eastern and western hemispheres become permanently connected
Finally!

4. Big Idea #2
Around the world rulers of empires and states of different size pursue different strategies of centralization.
Undercut power of the nobility
Use art, architecture, and religion to legitimize their power

6. Big Idea #3 Europeans want luxury good from the east.
Ottoman Empire is in the way of land routes
Must find a SEA ROUTE
Spurs “exploration”
Results in the “discovery” of the Americas

9. Big Idea #4 The Columbian Exchange
Positive and negative outcomes for new and old worlds.