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Title: The Age of Discovery


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The Age of Discovery
  • The Meeting of Three Worlds

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Questions
  • What was the world like before Columbus?
  • Why did Europeans discover America?
  • What did they do with their discovery?
  • How was the world changed?

3
America before Columbus?
  • Principal Civilizations
  • Culture
  • Development

4
Africa before Columbus
  • Society
  • Political Life
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Slavery

5
Europe before Columbus
  • 15th Century
  • Recovering population
  • Nation state
  • Maritime arts

6
European Motives
  • Conversion of pagans
  • Wealth
  • Knowledge
  • Trade with the Orient

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How did Europe discover America?
  • Early voyages
  • Improvements to navigation
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

8
Who discovered America?
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Concept behind voyages
  • Results

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What did the Europeans do with their discoveries?
  • Empires and colonies
  • Motives
  • Land Ownership
  • Economic Theory
  • Characteristics
  • Political
  • Social
  • Economic

10
Colonial Empires
  • Spain
  • France
  • Holland
  • England

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How was the world changed?
  • Vegetation
  • Animals
  • Diseases

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Summary
  • What was the world like before Columbus?
  • Why did Europeans discover America?
  • What did they do with their discovery?
  • How was the world changed?

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