HOW DOES EXPLORATION AFFECT

GLOBAL INTERACTIONS?
INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES
B O O K : M Y P 2 P. 8 0
 OVERVIEW

• We will cover the following during this unit:

• Definitions:
• Exploration
• Silk road
• Marco Polo
• Age of exploration
• Renaissance
• Columbian exchange
• Conquistadors
• Empire
• Industrialization
• Conquest
• Navigation
 CONT. OVERVIEW

• Reasons of explorations (why do people explore?)

• Affects of exploration on early societies (silk road)
• Marco polo
• The age of exploration – cause and consequences
• Significant Explorers
• The Columbian Exchange – old/new world, Crosby, effects of
the exchange (positive and negative)
• The Conquistadors – who are they, their achievements, famous
conquistadors,
 CONT. OVERVIEW

• Industrialization and how did affect exploration- examples,

where did industrialization reach, expansion of empires,
growth of tourism, globetrotting
• Famous female explorers
• 21st century exploration
 IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

• Orientation in time and space

• Where we are in place and time
(An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the
discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between, and the
interconnectedness of, individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives)

• Global interactions
• as a concept, focuses on the connections among individuals and communities, as well
as their relationships with built and natural environments, from the perspective of the
world as a whole

• Causality
• relationship between cause and effect and the internal and external factors that
influence this relationship.
 GLOSSARY
YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS IN THE NEXT TWO
SLIDES
 WHY DO PEOPLE EXPLORE? P.82

1. What is exploration?
2. Why do people explore?
3. Do ATL activity: Why do people explore? P.83
HOW DID EXPLORATION AFFECT EARLY
SOCIETIES? P.84
• Silk Road and European Exploration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPsQhfJb22I&feature=yout
u.be
• What YOU Can Learn from The Travels of Marco Polo
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KTMi9l-bu0&feature=youtu.be
• Maps of Silk Road
http://www.silkroutes.net/orient/mapssilkroutestrade.htm
CONT. HOW DID EXPLORATION AFFECT
EARLY SOCIETIES? P.84
• When did exploration became a major global phenomena?
• Did exploration happen earlier than that?
• What is the Silk Road?
• What is the importance of the Silk Road?
• What were the challenges facing travelers of the Silk road?
• Who is Marco Polo?
• Why is he considered one of the most important early
explorers?
CONT. HOW DID EXPLORATION AFFECT
EARLY SOCIETIES? P.84
• In groups, do ATL activity: The Travels of Marco Polo p.86 as
HW.
• Use below source (slide #2) to complete the table in Q3,
taking into consideration the type of source is (Memoir
recollections)
• OPVL useful links:
https://www.slideshare.net/gabr0088/ib-history-opvl-chart
https://
www.slideshare.net/msdraperhumanities/opvl-created-for-geo-9-
class-58516173
https://www.slideshare.net/abonica/opvl-overview
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
OF THE “AGE OF EXPLORATION”? P.87

• Age of Exploration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OP-2eSW5M&feature=youtu.be

• After watching the video, read through the lesson and answer the
following:
1. What is the meaning of (Age of Exploration)?
2. When did exploration become a global phenomena?
3. Who contributed most to explorations from Europe?
4. What is the meaning of Renaissance?
5. Why did explorations occur more at the time of Renaissance? (3
reasons)
6. Why did the Indian Ocean trade flourished at the time of Renaissance?
CONT. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
OF THE “AGE OF EXPLORATION”? P.87

• On p.88, memorize 3 of the explorers and their significant

achievements.
• Do ATL activity p.91 ( creating a biography) as HW
CONT. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
OF THE “AGE OF EXPLORATION”? P.87

Columbian Exchange (p.92)

• Video:
The Columbian Exchange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw0olvF-0ic
After watching the video, read the lesson and answer the following:
1. What is the meaning of the Columbian Exchange?
2. What is the difference between New world and Old world?
3. What is the global significance of discovering the Americas?
4. Examples of exchange between the Old and New world.
5. What were the positive and negative effects of the Columbian
Exchange on the world?
CONT. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
OF THE “AGE OF EXPLORATION”? P.87

Who were the conquistadors? P.93

• Videos:
 Hernan Cortes: Conquered the Aztec Empire - Fast Facts | History
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_euomdHOU&list=PLKHYMoZeEdr3oV
ZouTp7ZVloKAOw_Q5gn
 Francisco Pizarro: Spanish Conquistador - Fast Facts | History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGAWnyH_BYQ&list=PLKHYMoZe
Edr3oVZouTp7ZVloKAOw_Q5gn&index=2
CONT. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
OF THE “AGE OF EXPLORATION”? P.87

• After watching the video, read the lesson and answer the
following questions:
1. What is the meaning of the Conquistadors?
2. Examples of famous conquistadors.
3. What was the role of the conquistadors in exploration? What
did they do?
4. Were the conquistadors good to the Inca and Aztec people?
5. What were the positive and negative consequences of the
conquistadors and con the world?
HOW DID INDUSTRIALIZATION AFFECT
EXPLORATION? P.96
• Video:
Crash Course World History: The Industrial Revolution
https://
www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-history-project/acceleration/bhp-
acceleration/v/bhp-industrial-revolution-crashcourse
 CONT. HOW DID INDUSTRIALIZATION
AFFECT EXPLORATION? P.96
• In groups, summarize the lesson by answering the questions on following slides.
• Collect your findings on power point presentation
• Each group should assign a role for each student
• Time to complete the task: 15 minutes
• Class discussion per group is 5 minutes
• ATL:
• Communication: Communication
• Negotiate ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers
• Self-management: Organization
• Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
• Research: Information Literacy
• Present information in a variety of formats and platforms
• Social: Collaboration
• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas
 CONT. HOW DID INDUSTRIALIZATION
AFFECT EXPLORATION? P.96
• Which countries did the Industrial Revolution reach first in the 19 th
century?
• Which countries did the Industrial Revolution reach later in the 19 th
century?
• How did industrialization develop transportation? Exemplify to
support your answer.
• How did industrialization develop communication? Exemplify to
support your answer.
• How did industrialization lead to the expand of empires? Exemplify
to support your answer.
• How did industrialization develop tourism?
• What is the meaning of globetrotters? Exemplify.
 CONT. HOW DID INDUSTRIALIZATION
AFFECT EXPLORATION? P.96
• In groups, do ATL activity p.99: Exploration and the expansion
of empires.
• Each student in the group is assigned a role
• Write your answers on the notebook or word document or
power point.
• Time to complete task: 15
• Class discussion per group is 5 minutes

• ATL:
• Research: Information literacy skills
• Access information to be informed and to inform others
 WHAT EXAMPLES ARE THERE OF
FAMOUS FEMALE EXPLORERS? P.96
ATL Activity: Famous Female Explorers

• ATL:
• Communication: Communication
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Self-management: Organization
• Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines
• Research: Information Literacy
• Access information to be informed and inform others
• Social: Collaboration
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions

• In groups, complete the activity

• In each group:
• There should be a leader and an organizer
• The leader assigns who is the organizer and a task for each student in the group
• Each student should use his/her own laptop
• Answers should be sent to the organizer to collect the information in one power point presentation
• Write your answers on power point.
• Time to complete the task: 15 minutes
• Class discussion (5 min per group)
CONT. WHAT EXAMPLES ARE THERE OF
FAMOUS FEMALE EXPLORERS? P.96

• Activity instructions:
1. Choose an example of a female explorer from the book or
the internet
2. Create a 3-5 min presentation about her.
3. Cover the following information:
1. Background information about the explorer (name, country of birth,
day and date of birth, job/occupancy, cultural environment)
2. Work and Achievements
3. Challenges during explorations
4. Motive to become and explorer
5. Impact on global interactions
 WHAT EXAMPLES ARE THERE OF
EXPLORATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY? P.104

• 5 Modern Day Adventurers

https
://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/5-modern-day-adventurers/

• Ocean explorations
• Space explorations
• Individually, surf the internet to find out about significant
explorers in the 21st century.
• ATL skill:
• Communication: Communication
• Read a variety of sources for information and for pleasure