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

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

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?

| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
tariffs | arrow_right_alt | things you buy from other countries |
Imports | arrow_right_alt | things you sell to other countries |
exports | arrow_right_alt | taxes placed on goods from other countries |

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!

Why were mercatilist policies hard to enforce?

Select all that apply to capitalism

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?
The change in the banking system

| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Triangle Trade | arrow_right_alt | transfer of people, animals, plants, technologies and diseases between the Old World and the New World. |
Columbian Exchange | arrow_right_alt | trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas |
Match the item to its place of origin.
Tobacco
Guns
Turkey
Tomato
Smallpox
Avocado
Syphilis
Peaches
Potato
pigs
Sugar Cane
Measles
Europe
Africa
Americas

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?

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

| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
mercantilism | arrow_right_alt | allowed individuals to make a profit and gave incentive for literacy and innovation |
Middle class (merchants, skilled craftsmen, townspeople) | arrow_right_alt | only kings (governments) made a legal profit, gave people incentive to break the law in order to make a profit |
European landowners and lords | arrow_right_alt | gained power and wealth |
Capitalism | arrow_right_alt | lost power and wealth when the banking system changed and people moved to towns and cities |
Why was the Ottoman Empire so powerful?
Why were Europeans looking for an alternate route to the Indian Ocean?
Who benefited the most from the Columbian Exchange?
What cash crop did the Portuguese produce in Brazil?