What was the What was the impact impact of European of European exploration around exploration around

the world in the the world in the 1500’s?1500’s?

I. AFRICAI. AFRICA

A. European explorers exploited the people and

resources of Africa:

•Trading posts were set up on the coast of Africa

•The land and resources (gold, diamonds, etc.) were taken over.

•The people were sold into slavery.

What European What European influencesinfluences can be can be

found in Africa found in Africa today?today?

II. ASIAII. ASIA

A. Europeans set up trading A. Europeans set up trading posts along the coast of posts along the coast of Southern Asia.Southern Asia.

B. Trading companies B. Trading companies owned by the Portuguese, owned by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British controlled Dutch, and British controlled the trade in Southeast Asia.the trade in Southeast Asia.

What European What European influencesinfluences are found in are found in Asia?Asia?

III. The AmericasIII. The Americas

A. The people and resources A. The people and resources of the Americas were also of the Americas were also exploited by the European exploited by the European

explorers.explorers.

►The Aztec and Inca Empires The Aztec and Inca Empires were destroyed.were destroyed.

►European colonies were European colonies were established.established.

B. The settlement of B. The settlement of the Americas by the Americas by

Europeans Europeans introducedintroduced an exchange of an exchange of

products and resources products and resources between the Eastern between the Eastern

and Western and Western Hemisphere.Hemisphere.

C. This exchange of C. This exchange of products, ideas, and products, ideas, and

resources between the resources between the Eastern and Western Eastern and Western Hemisphere became Hemisphere became

known as the known as the Columbian Columbian ExchangeExchange..

D. What was the D. What was the immediate immediate impactimpact of of

the Colombian the Colombian Exchange?Exchange?

1. European horses and 1. European horses and cattle cattle changed the changed the lifestyles of lifestyles of American IndiansAmerican Indians

2. Western hemisphere 2. Western hemisphere products products such as corn, such as corn, potatoes, and potatoes, and tobacco tobacco changed European changed European lifestyles.lifestyles.

3. Shortage of labor to grow 3. Shortage of labor to grow cash cash crops led to the crops led to the use of African use of African

slaves. slaves.

4. European diseases like 4. European diseases like smallpox killed many Native smallpox killed many Native

Americans.Americans.

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E. Other E. Other outcomesoutcomes of of European exploration and European exploration and

settlement:settlement:

A Commercial Revolution took A Commercial Revolution took place.place.

European nations competed for European nations competed for overseas markets, colonies, and overseas markets, colonies, and resources, creating new economic resources, creating new economic practices such as practices such as mercantilismmercantilism. .

MercantilismMercantilism is the economic is the economic system of the major trading system of the major trading nations during the 16th, 17th, and nations during the 16th, 17th, and 18th cent., based on the premise 18th cent., based on the premise that national wealth and power that national wealth and power were best served by increasing were best served by increasing exports and collecting precious exports and collecting precious metals (gold and silver) in return. metals (gold and silver) in return.

What was the long-term What was the long-term impactimpact of European of European Exploration?Exploration?

Which of the following became Which of the following became important New World important New World contributionscontributions to the world’s food to the world’s food crops?crops?

a. wheat and barleya. wheat and barley

b. rice and sugarcaneb. rice and sugarcane

c. oats and milletc. oats and millet

d. corn and potatoesd. corn and potatoes

Which of the following statements Which of the following statements describes the economic policy of describes the economic policy of mercantilism?mercantilism?

a. it downplayed the role of government a. it downplayed the role of government in stimulating economic growthin stimulating economic growth

b. it discouraged the establishment of b. it discouraged the establishment of overseas coloniesoverseas colonies

c. it encouraged trade by abolishing laws c. it encouraged trade by abolishing laws that regulated itthat regulated it

d. it supported strengthening national d. it supported strengthening national economies by exporting more goods economies by exporting more goods than were importedthan were imported

Which was an immediate Which was an immediate outcomeoutcome of the European Age of of the European Age of Exploration?Exploration?

a. Islamic culture spread across a. Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia Africa and Asia

b. European influence spread to the b. European influence spread to the Western hemisphere Western hemisphere

c. independence movements c. independence movements developed in Asia and Africa developed in Asia and Africa

d. military dictatorships were d. military dictatorships were established throughout Europe established throughout Europe

In Latin America during the early In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of the deaths of large numbers of the native people native people resultedresulted in in

a. a decline in Spanish immigration a. a decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas to the Americas

b. the removal of most Spanish b. the removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas troops from the Americas

c. the importation of slaves from c. the importation of slaves from Africa Africa

d. improved health care in the d. improved health care in the colonies colonies