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AGE OF CONQUEST. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What new technology aided Europeans in taking over Africa, Asia and America?

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1 AGE OF CONQUEST

2 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What new technology aided Europeans in taking over Africa, Asia and America?

3 TRIANGULAR SAILS Could sail into the wind.

4 CARAVELS Ships with multiple masts, sail faster.

5 COMPASS Made it easier to tell directions.

6 CARTOGRAPHY Map Making LONGITUDE- lines go north to south LATITUDE- lines go east and west.

7 ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why did Europeans want to take other places?

8 GOD, GOLD, GLORY GOD- spread Christian religion. GOLD- chance to gain wealth. GLORY- prove better than other nations.

9 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What Europeans started the Age of Conquest?

10 PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR Opened sailing schools for explorers.

11 BARTHOLOMEW DIAS First European to sail around Africa.

12 VASCO DE GAMA First European to sail to India.

13 COLUMBUS Tried to find shortcut from Europe to China. NEW WORLD- found American continent.

14 AMERIGO VESPUCCI Italian mapmaker- named the New World continent after himself.

15 MAGELLAN First person credited with sailing around the world.

16 CONQUISTADORES Spanish conquerors in America.

17 ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why did the Conquistadores connect Africa to America?

18 IMMUNITY Native Americans died from European diseases.

19 TRIANGULAR TRADE From America to Europe: sugar and molasses. From Europe to Africa: rum and guns. From Africa to America: slaves.

20 MIDDLE PASSAGE Journey across the Atlantic Ocean for slaves.

21 HAITI Nation with successful slave revolt against the French.

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