Age of Exploration and Exploitation

Compelling Question

What were the motivations for westward exploration and the consequent impacts that led to exploitation of people and resources?

By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer questions about each performance standard.

The ability to answer the questions below demonstrates Mastery of the content standards.

Describe how the ruler of a nation state controls their colonial territories.
Explain how a nation-state benefits from its colonies.
Summarize the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people.
Identify and explain the economic forces which led to the European colonization of the Western Hemisphere.
Analyze how the competition for natural resources influenced the colonization of the Western Hemisphere.
Summarize the role and impact of the Columbian Exchange on all participants.
Identify major events that led to the exploration of new trade routes and lands.
Summarize the impact exploration and colonization had on the Americas from first discovery through the 1500’s.
Identify major events that led to the exploration of new trade routes and lands.
Summarize the impact exploration and colonization had on the Americas from first discovery through the 1500’s.
Explain how the ideas of the 15th and 16th century led to progress and exploration.
Identify some key rulers, explorers, and influential people from the 15th and 16th centuries and summarize their significance and impact.
Identify factors that contributed to root causes of inequality brought on during the age of exploration.
Identify and list various contributions of Indigenous Americans.
Compare and contrast contributions of Indigenous Americans.
Build connections and find patterns between IndigenousAmericans' contributions and their geographies.

Colonialism

Authoritarian

Sovereignty

Civilization

Colonization

Columbian Exchange

Conquest

Exploration

Natural Resources

Staple Crops

Western Hemisphere

Mercantilism

Feudalism

Persecution

Reformation

Renaissance

Innovation

Humanism

Scientific Revolution

Religious

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