Colonization and the World Wide Economy

Last updated about 5 years ago

28 questions

Colonization and the World Wide Economy

Last updated about 5 years ago

28 questions

Why were Europeans looking for an alternate route to the Indian Ocean?

Why would it be important for ships to be able to sail against the wind?

Draw a picture of mercantilism in action.
Pick one of the following scenes:
1. King paying for all parts of the voyages and goverment in the colonies.
2. King keeping all the profit from the colonies.
3. King trying to keep the colonies from trading with other colonies.

Label your picture and give it a title!

Colonization and the World Wide Economy

Colonization and the World Wide Economy

Why were Europeans looking for an alternate route to the Indian Ocean?

Why would it be important for ships to be able to sail against the wind?

Why were mercatilist policies hard to enforce?

Draw the diagram of capitalism using specific examples of a business and the people involved in the system.

Why were joint-stock companies good for governments?

How do banks make money?

What benefits did the people in the Americas see from the Columbian Exchange?

Why do YOU think slavery has been around since the earliest periods of history?

How did some African leaders profit off of the slave trade?

How would you describe the transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean based on the diagram?

Why were males more valuable than females in the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

Why were Europeans looking for an alternate route to the Indian Ocean?

Why would it be important for ships to be able to sail against the wind?

What does a compass do?

Why were better maps important for exploration?

Why were mercatilist policies hard to enforce?

Draw the diagram of capitalism using specific examples of a business and the people involved in the system.

What might cause a breakdown in the capitalism system?

Why were joint-stock companies good for governments?

How do banks make money?

What benefits did the people in the Americas see from the Columbian Exchange?

What problems happened in the New World due to the Columbian Exchange?

Why do YOU think slavery has been around since the earliest periods of history?

How did some African leaders profit off of the slave trade?

How would you describe the transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean based on the diagram?

Why were males more valuable than females in the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

Which luxury items were shipped over the Indian Ocean to Europe?

Why was the Ottoman Empire so powerful?

If you were an explorer which motive for exploration would be most important to you?

What does a compass do?

Why were better maps important for exploration?

Select all that apply to capitalism

What might cause a breakdown in the capitalism system?

The change in the banking system

Match the item to its place of origin.

What problems happened in the New World due to the Columbian Exchange?

Who benefited the most from the Columbian Exchange?

Which country was the first to purchase slaves to transport to the Americas?

What cash crop did the Portuguese produce in Brazil?