1. Warm Up 12/6 Who is involved most heavily in trade from 1500-1600?
Who is left out of this trade?
Who does this seem to favor most heavily?
What impact do you think this would have on the world?

2. GGS wrap up Discuss with neighbors:
How does geographic luck explain why Eurasia had access to Steel and Guns?
Why did Eurasia have more deadly diseases than the Americas?
What do you think was the most significant to Europe’s ability to conquer the Americas?

3. Notes: Age of Exploration
: Europeans sought to discover and exploit previously unknown lands.
Inspired by late medieval explorers such as Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo, and Zheng He.
Primarily conducted by Western European countries.

4. Notes: Vasco de Gama
His voyage in 1497 discovered a route around Africa.
Europe could now access the Indian Ocean and East Asia without the Ottomans.
The Middle East was left out of international trade, sending the region into long term economic decline.
Trade: 1650 AD

5. Notes: Christopher Columbus
In 1492, Columbus accidentally runs into the Americas.
Caused the first sustained wave of diffusion between The Americas and Afro-Eurasia.

6. Notes: European Colonies
Age of Exploration ends with Western Europe controlling most of America.
Have also taken over the main trade routes of the Indian Ocean.