https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6 Ethan Fromme en-us 2017-11-12 17:50:04 UTC 2017-11-12 23:47:10 UTC hello@padlet.com ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010297 Ethan Fromme]]> 2017-11-12 17:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010297 ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010382  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 
Importance of trade patterns • Exchange of products and ideas ]]> 2017-11-12 17:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010382 ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010670  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 17:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010670 ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010834  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 17:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010834 ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010948  Terms to know • mercantilism: An economic practice adopted by European colonial powers in an effort to become selfsufficient; 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 17:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206010948 ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206011030  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 17:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206011030 ethanfromme1463 https://padlet.com/ethanfromme1463/bulrzlx1zun6/wish/206011173  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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