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European Age of Discovery Impact

European Age of Discovery Impact. Expansion into Americas, Africa, and Asia Migration, Settlement patterns, cultural diffusion and social classes in colonized areas Columbian Exchange Triangular trade Impact of precious metal exports from the Americas on Europe. Impact of Africa and Asia.

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European Age of Discovery Impact

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  1. European Age of Discovery Impact Expansion into Americas, Africa, and Asia Migration, Settlement patterns, cultural diffusion and social classes in colonized areas Columbian Exchange Triangular trade Impact of precious metal exports from the Americas on Europe.

  2. Impact of Africa and Asia • Africa • Europeans trading posts along the coast • Trade in slaves, gold, and other resources • Asia • Colonization by small groups of merchants in India, the Indies, and China • Influence of trading companies (Portuguese, Dutch, and British).

  3. Impacts of the Americas • Expansion of overseas territorial claims and European emigration to North and South America • Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires • Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America • Forced migration of Africans who had been enslaved • Colonies imitation of the culture and social patterns of their parent countries

  4. Impacts on the Americas • Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires due to conquest and diseases from the Old World. • Cortez – Conquered the Aztec Civilization in what is today Mexico • Pizarro – Conquered the Incan Civilization in what is today Peru and Chile in the Andes Mountains

  5. Peninsulares-white, born in Spain Creoles- white, born in colony Latin America: Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America Mestizos- white + native Indian Mulattos- white + African Native Indians African slaves

  6. Review • What European country was responsible for conquering the Aztecs and Incas? • Answer: Spain • What European religion would probably have been spread the most in Latin America? • Answer: Roman Catholic • The rigid class system in Latin America setup by the Spanish lead to today a legacy of what? • Answer: Dictatorial Rule

  7. Columbian Exchange • Western Hemisphere agricultural products, such as corn, potatoes, and tobacco, changed European lifestyles. • European horses and cattle changed the lifestyles of American Indians. • European diseases, such as smallpox, killed many American Indians

  8. Impact of the Columbian Exchange • Shortage of labor to grow cash crops led to the use of African slaves • Slavery was based on race • European plantation system in the Caribbean and the Americas destroyed indigenous economics and damaged the environment.

  9. Triangular Trade • Trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and Americas. • Slaves, sugar, rum and manufactured goods were trade between the continents.

  10. Impact of Precious Metals • Gold and silver exported to Europe and Asia • Impact on indigenous empires of the Americas • Impact on Spain and International trade.

  11. Review • Which products went FROM THE NEW WORLD to the old world due to the Columbian Exchange? • Answer: Corn, tobacco, potatoes, and gold • Which products went FROM THE OLD WORLD to the New World due to the Columbian exchange? • Answer: Horses, Cattle, Christianity and Diseases such as Smallpox • Why couldn’t Europeans use Native Americans as a source for labor on plantations? • Answer: Disease such as Smallpox

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