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Discover the journeys of explorers like Christopher Columbus and Zheng He who discovered new lands from the Caribbean to Australia, while learning about the Columbian Exchange and the dynamics of Mercantilism and Capitalism. Dive into the Triangular Trade and the Atlantic Slave Trade, exploring the harsh realities faced by millions in the Middle Passage. Unveil historical documents and clips from "Amistad" to deepen your understanding of this era.

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  1. Turn in Vocab

  2. Notebook Check

  3. Explorers Warmup ____ Discovered islands in the Caribbean (Cuba & Hispaniola) ____ First to circumnavigate the world ____ Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and reached India ____ Discovered Quebec, Canada and the Great Lakes ____ Made seven voyages around SE Asia, India, Arabia, and Africa ____ First European to discover Australia and New Zealand ____ Made a school of navigation Zheng He James Cook Samuel de Champlain Christopher Columbus Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Prince Henry

  4. The Columbian Exchange • It was a global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas • Corn and potatoes came toEurope, Asia, Africa • Bananas, black-eyed peas, yams came toAmericas • Cattle, pigs, horses came to Americas • Diseases came to Americas & Europe

  5. Mercantilism • Believed a country’s power depended on its wealth • Get more gold/silver • Selling more than buying • exporting more than importing

  6. Capitalism • When you make money, YOU want to keep it! • Capitalism = based on private ownership of property • Right of a business to earn a profit on money it has invested • Do we have capitalism in the United States?

  7. Triangular Trade

  8. Triangular Trade • Trade route in 1500s-1800s between: • Europe • Africa • Americas • To obtain goods not from their homeland

  9. What went where?

  10. Atlantic Slave Trade: Middle Passage • “Middle” of the Triangular Trade • Went from Africa to the Americas • Roughly 20 million Africans were taken from their homes • Were taken by force • Bribed leaders of their tribes to sell their own people

  11. Doc A • 300-400 packed in a tiny area • 1-6 months • Disease was prevalent • Many died along the way

  12. Doc B

  13. Doc C

  14. Doc C

  15. Doc D

  16. Doc E

  17. Doc E

  18. Doc F

  19. Clip from Amistad

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