Learning Target:

SWBAT demonstrate an understanding of the effects of commerce, innovation and expansion on global affairs and interactions during the period of 1450–1815. 

MWH.1.P Summarize the motivations of worldwide exploration and the influence of exploration on world civilizations.

MWH.2.CC  Examine the continuities and changes in the development of world trade networks and colonialism.

MWH.2.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on global interactions.