Chapter 23: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
After reading Chapter 23, you will be able to:
Identify the religious, economic, and political reasons for European expansion
Identify geographical areas of European expansion
Explain the importance of accumulation of technological knowledge in the eastern hemisphere
Explain how European Joint Stock Companies made profits from the lands that Europeans "discovered"
Explain the importance of the "Columbian Exchange"
Chapter 23: Transoceanic Encounters and global Connections
On provided maps under Downloads tab, locate the following places:
Portugal
England
Lisbon
Azore Islands
Philipine Islands
Calicut
Cape of Good Hope
Westerlies
Hawaiian Islands
Spain
Netherlands
Cape Verde Islands
Canary Islands
Straits of Melaka
Ottoman Empire
northeast trade winds
Siberia
Java
Chapter 23: Transoceanic Encounters and global Connections
As you read Chapter 23, take notes on the following terms and concepts: Who, what, where, why, when, how, so what?
Vasco Da Gama
compass, astrolabe
Christopher Columbus
circumnavigation
trading-post empires
Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC)
"Columbian exchange"
lateen sails
Bartolomeu Dias
James Cook
Vitus Bering
English (or British) East India Co. (BEIC)
Prince Henry the Navigator
Manila galleons
Chapter 23: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
Word document or pdf document of map locations and Chapter 23 terms. Maps will be assigned during class.