The document discusses the Columbian Exchange and its effects, including the introduction of new foods from the Americas to Europe like potatoes, chocolate, and corn. It also mentions the economic policies of mercantilism where countries aimed to build gold and silver supplies through exports. The Age of Exploration is cited as a cause for globalization and economic interdependence between countries through the transfer of goods, plants, animals, and ideas.

2. FOOD PROJECT
• Be able to discuss 2 effects of at least 3
foods.
• Potatoes
• Chocolate
• Cheese
• Tomato
• Corn
• Sugar
• Coffee

4. Columbian Exchange
• The global transfer of foods, plants, and
animals during the colonization of the
Americas.
Effects: 1) New products and ideas
were introduced to Europe and
Americas. (corn, potatoes,
chocolate…)
2) Economic growth

5. A policy where countries
to build up their gold and
silver supply by exporting
more than they import?
Mercantilism

6. Globalization
Economic growth and
interdependence (they
depend on each other)
of countries

7. Mercantilism
• Colonies were to serve as markets for
exports and suppliers of raw materials for
the mother country

8. Age of Exploration
• Causes:
– Advances in learning
– Technology allowed for longer voyages
Effects
• War
• Exchange of food, animals and ideas
• Spread of disease

9. What is a Conquistador?
• Spanish
“Conqueror”
• Defeated the
Aztecs and
Incas in the
New World

10. Peoples conquered by the
Spanish
• Aztecs- conquered by the Spanish
explorer Cortes
• Incas- conquered by the Spanish explorer
Pizarro

11. Treaty of Tordesillas
• Once the Americas were discovered Spain
and Portugal drew up this line to declare
territory.
• Spain- west of line
• Portugal- east of line

12. The Spanish kings kept
tight control on the
colonies through their
appointed representatives
known as --
Viceroys

13. The right to demand labor
from the native Americans
by the Spanish
conquistadors?
Encomiendas

14. Spanish colonists who
were born in Spain and
held the most power in the
colonies?
Peninsulares

15. American born descendents of
the Spanish settlers?
Creoles

16. People of mixed European
and Native American decent?
Mestizos

17. People of mixed African and
European descent?
Mulattoes

18. When Native Americans
could not supply enough
labor in the new world,
Portugal turned to?
Africa

20. Middle Passage
• The horrible journey for the slaves from
Africa to the Americas
• “Amistad” clip
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nePOpkYw

21. Now what?