• 5/5 Focus:– Between 1400 and 1700 explorers set out

on great voyages of discovery and news of new lands spread, countries scrambled to setup colonies in hopes of gaining wealth

• Do Now: – What process is shown in this image?

Test Review

1. The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa migrated southward and eastward between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 was toa) flee warfare b) seek religious freedom c) establish a colonial empire d) find land for farming and grazing

– European dependence on spices from Asia – Invention of the compass and astrolabe

– Rise of nation-states in Europe

2. These developments influenced the start of the a) Crusades b) Reformation c) Renaissance d) Age of Exploration

3. A similarity between the ancient western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdomsa) limited the power of their rulers

b) established economies based on tradec) practiced Christianity d) isolated themselves from contact with

other cultures

– I. Rise of Civilizations of Ghana and Mali • A. ______________________ • B. Spread of Islam • C. Development of centers of learning

4. Which term best completes the partial outline above?  a) Use of gunpowder b) Development of Hammurabi’s Code c) Trade of gold and salt d) Distribution of the printing press

5. The Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americasa) traded extensively with Africa b) declined because of invasion and diseasec) flourished prior to European contact d) converted others to Islam

6. How did the Inca adapt to their physical environment?a) They built large fishing fleets to feed their

populations. b) They built footbridges that connected

their roads across the Andes. c) They established extensive trade

agreements with Europe. d) They raised cattle and horses on the

pampas.

7. The purpose of the Encomienda system in Latin America was toa) control overpopulation in urban centers b) convert native peoples to

Protestantism c) obtain labor and taxes from the native

peoples in the Spanish colonies d) introduce political ideas into the

colonies gradually

• Smallpox outbreak spreads throughout Mexico. • Spanish and Portuguese are introduced to chocolate, peanuts, tomatoes, and corn. • Cortés brings Aztec gold and silver treasures to Spain.

8. Which situation is illustrated in these statements? a) empathy of Europeans for Native

American Indian civilizations b) triangular trade and its effects on

agrarian economies c) the relatively high costs of colonialism d) the impact of contact between different

peoples

9. A direct result of the conquest of Tenochtitlán by Hernán Cortés in 1521 was thea) expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain b) establishment of Portuguese trade routes

around Africa c) fall of the Aztec Empire d) conquest of the Kush Kingdom

10.What was one effect of the Columbian exchange?a) rapid decline in European population b) economic instability in China and Japan c) introduction of new foods to both Europe

and the Americas d) spread of Hinduism into Latin America

11.The term “mercantilism” is defined as an economic system in which a) prices are determined by the laws of

supply and demand b) colonies exist for the benefit of the

colonial power c) factors of production are owned by the

government d) the proletariat benefit at the expense of

the bourgeoisie

Spain and Portugal begin searching for sea routes to Asia

Ottomans take control of Byzantine and disrupt overland spice trade routes Italian merchants and Muslim traders charge high prices for Asian goods

Compass

Printing Press

Astrolabe

Caravel

Zheng He

Dias

Vasco De Gama

Magellan

Columbus

Portugal

Portugal

Spain

Spain

Built Step Pyramids Developed

concept of zero

Developed hieroglyphic writing

Advanced knowledge of astronomy

Established schools

Developed calendars (2)

Kept records on knotted strings called Quipas

Used slash and burn farming technique

Capital city built by filling in parts of lake

Developed floating gardens

Used terraces to farm in mountains.

Built system of roads and bridges to connect empire

West Coast of South America

Yucatan Peninsula

Central Mexico

Animism

Worship spirits or forces in

natureShinto

Limited movement of people

Restricted trade by sea

Increased wealth of W. African kingdomsSpread Islam to W. Africa

Spread Bantu language; cultural diffusion

Exposed world to the wealth of Mali empire Returned to make Mali a center of Islamic learning and culture

Disrupted W. African society and politics Millions of Africans brought to the Americas

The ColumbianExchange

Positive Negative

New products increased economic activity in Europe

Arrival of new foods led to population growth

Cultural Diffusion

Death of Millions of Native Americans from disease

Slavery

List three principles associated with Mercantilism:

Countries should develop surpluses of gold and silver Establish a favorable balance of tradeColonies exist to provide raw materials to the colonial power and a market to buy finished goods from the colonial power

• 5/2 Focus: – The creation of colonies in the

Americas and elsewhere led to the establishment of new patterns of trade and new economic systems in Europe.

• Do Now:– What economic system encouraged

European nation states to gain colonies that would benefit the “mother country”?