Week 16 Schedule
Week 16 Schedule:
| Due Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Dec 11 |
Read & Examine: Week # 16 Module Textbook: Chapters 10 & 12 Watch: All Videos |
| Dec 8 | Quiz # 9 and Map Quiz # 7 |
| Dec 11 | Discussion # 8: Native Subjects |
| Dec 11 | Assignment: Homework # 6 |
Image: Catalan Map
Topic:
Age of Exploration
At the same time that Renaissance ideas spread northward and the Reformation created new martyrs, fame, fortune, and faith motivated daring Europeans to venture onto the high seas in search of trade routes, new lands, and new territories. These adventurers traveled east to China, Japan, and the Pacific, and west to a new continent. They encountered great empires in the Orient and in the Americas and traded with peoples in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. These explorations led to the introduction of new products into European markets, stimulating commercial activity on an unprecedented scale. The contact between Europeans and other peoples transformed the cultures of all. Unfortunately, this contact also took its toll, in the form of diseases, exploitation, and the slave trade.
Goals:
Learning Objectives:
- Examine the major characteristics of the Renaissance
- Understand how Spain emerged as a major power
- Examine what led Europeans to explore and conquer other parts of the world