Mr.

Perazzelli World History II

Age of Exploration
Review Sheet

Readings/Study Materials
- 19.1: Europeans Explore the East
- 20.1: Spanish Conquests in the Americas
- 20.3: The Atlantic Slave Trade
- 20.4: The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
- Notes from PowerPoint presentations
- SSS questions from Exploration Unit
- Handouts and worksheets from the Exploration Unit
Essential Questions
- What are the main causes of European exploration?
- What impact did European exploration have on the regions, trade networks and
people they conquered?
- How did the Columbian Exchange permanently change the lives of people
throughout the world? (Think globalization)
Key Terms and Ideas/ Important People
- Globalization
- Motivations for Exploration
- Navigational Technology
- Portugal leading the way in exploration
- Prince Henry the Navigator
- Bartholomeu Dias
- Indian Ocean Trade
- Zheng He
- Line of Demarcation
- Treaty of Tordesillas
- Christopher Columbus
- Conquistadors
- Encomienda system
- Hernan Cortez
- Montezuma II
- Tenochtitlan
- Francisco Pizarro
- Atlantic Slave Trade
- Potosi
- Triangular Trade
- Middle Passage
- Columbian Exchange
- Commercial Revolution
- Columbian Exchange - Goods
- Mercantilism
- Joint-stock company
- Capitalism