1. Old World or New World?

2. Old World or New World?

3. Old World or New World?

4. Old World or New World?

5. Old World or New World?

6. Old World or New World?

7. Old World or New World?

8. Old World or New World?

9. The Columbian Exchange

10. The Age of Exploration Causes of Exploration:
The Renaissance encouraged a spirit of adventure and curiosity
A desire to grow rich
A desire to spread Christianity
Technology:
The caravel (A strong ship that could sail effectively against the wind)
The astrolabe (A navigation tool that helped explorers determine their location at sea)
The magnetic compass

11. caravel

12. astrolabe

13. compass

14. Zheng He China, 1405

15. Zheng He

16. Christopher Columbus Spain, 1492

17. Vasco de Gama Portugal, 1497

18. Ferdinand Magellan Portugal, 1519

19. Samuel de Champlain France, 1608

20. James Cook England, 1769

21. Consequences of the Age of Exploration
The Slave Trade
The Columbian Exchange
The Global Economy

22. The Slave Trade

23. Slave Trade
Reasons why Europeans preferred slaves over indigenous populations:
Slaves were immune to diseases carried by Europeans.
Slaves had experience in farming and plantation agriculture.
Slaves were less likely to escape and easier to oppress because they were not familiar with the land.

24. Slave Exports on the Trans-Atlantic Route

25. The Columbian Exchange
The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas

26. The Global Economy
Capitalism – An economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources (like money) for profit.
Capitalism caused a shift in power from Kings to merchants. As a result, business across Europe grew and flourished.

27. The Global Economy
Mercantilism – The theory that a country’s power depended on it’s wealth…
Get as much gold and silver as possible
Establish a favorable balance of trade (sell more goods than you buy)
Colonization was central to the system of mercantilism, providing Europe with raw materials and markets where it could sell goods.

28. The Global Economy
Joint Stock Companies – A number of people combine their wealth for a common purpose (investing in colonies)
Joint stock companies were like modern day corporations. Investors shared in risks and profits.