My brilliant stream by Madylin Lockhart https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto Made with ♥ en-us 2017-11-12 22:36:54 UTC 2017-11-12 23:03:52 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. What were the regional trade patterns and why were they important? (SOL WHII.2d) madylinlockhart1011 https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206046798 -Traditional trade patterns linking Europe with Asia and Africa
-Silk Routes across Asia to the Mediterranean basin
-Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
-Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
-Northern European links with the Black Sea
-Western European sea and river trade
-South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

]]> 2017-11-12 22:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206046798 2. What were the effects of European migration and settlement on the Americas, Africa, and Asia?(SOL WHII.4c) madylinlockhart1011 https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047265 Americas
  • Expansion of overseas territorial claims and European emigration to North and South America
  • Demise of Aztec and Inca Empires
  • Legacy of a rigid class system and dictatorial rule in Latin America
  • Forced migration of Africans who had been enslaved
  • Colonies’ imitation of the culture and social patterns of their parent countries

Africa
  • European trading posts along the coast
  • Trade in slaves, gold, and other resources

Asia
  • Colonization by small groups of merchants (India, the Indies, China)
  • Influence of trading companies (Portuguese, Dutch, British)
]]> 2017-11-12 22:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047265 3. What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange between European and indigenouscultures?—please include things that were exchanged. (SOL WHII.4d) madylinlockhart1011 https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047386 Columbian Exchange
  • Western Hemisphere agricultural products, such as corn, potatoes, and tobacco, changed European lifestyles.
  • European horses and cattle changed the lifestyles of American Indians.
  • European diseases, such as smallpox, killed many American Indians.

Impact of the Columbian Exchange
  • Shortage of labor to grow cash crops led to the use of African slaves.
  • Slavery was based on race.
  • European plantation system in the Caribbean and the Americas destroyed indigenous economics and damaged the environment.
]]> 2017-11-12 22:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047386 4. What were the roles of the Commercial Revolution and mercantilism in the growth of Europeannations? (SOL WHII.5e) madylinlockhart1011 https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047420
Terms to know
  • mercantilism: An economic practice adopted by European colonial powers in an effort to become self-sufficient; based on the theory that colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country

Commercial Revolution
  • European maritime nations competed for overseas markets, colonies, and resources.
  • A new economic system emerged:
- new money and banking systems were created.
- Economic practices such as mercantilism evolved.
- Colonial economies were limited by the economic needs of the mother country.
]]> 2017-11-12 22:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047420 5. What was the triangular trade? What was the impact of precious metal exports from theAmericas? (SOL WHII.4e,f) madylinlockhart1011 https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047449 The triangular trade linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Slaves, sugar, and rum were traded.

Export of precious metals
  • Gold and silver exported to Europe and Asia
  • Impact on indigenous empires of the Americas
  • Impact on Spain and international trade
]]> 2017-11-12 22:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047449 6. How did the Chinese and Japanese attempt to limit the influence of European merchants? (SOLWHII.5c) madylinlockhart1011 https://padlet.com/madylinlockhart1011/93piy8uz8tto/wish/206047472 china 
  • Creation of foreign enclaves to control trade
  • Imperial policy of controlling foreign influences and trade
  • Increase in European demand for Chinese goods (tea, porcelain)

Japan
  • Characterized by a powerless emperor controlled by
a military leader (shogun)
  • Adopted policy of isolation to limit foreign influences
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