Unit Three: Age of Exploration
Unit Goals:
• To understand why Spain and Portugal were the leaders in early European Exploration.
• To develop an understanding of the Iberian system and its impact upon the social, economic, political, and religious developments in the New World.
• To gain an understanding of the Columbian Exchange and the African slave trade.
• To understand the changes in motivation and power as the Age of Exploration progressed.
• To understand why Spain and Portugal were the leaders in early European Exploration.
• To develop an understanding of the Iberian system and its impact upon the social, economic, political, and religious developments in the New World.
• To gain an understanding of the Columbian Exchange and the African slave trade.
• To understand the changes in motivation and power as the Age of Exploration progressed.
Announcements/Reminders
Calendar
Powerpoints
Unit Assignments / Documents
Multimedia
1. Conquest of Pizarro (Guns, Germs, and Steel)
2. Columbian Exchange
2. Columbian Exchange