Unit 4: First Global Era

Chapters 14 & 15

With the fall of the Mongol Empire across Asia and the end of the Pax Mongolica, the price of goods coming from Asia were on the rise. The new kingdoms that emerged along the Silk Road, charged a fee for goods passing through. With the new technologies learned from the Middle East and Asia, Europeans sought find their own direct route to the Indies in order to provide goods at a lower price. With Portugal leading the way, a vast exchange of goods and cultures that would change the world forever - and not necessarily for the better.

Study Tools

Online Textbook Resources

These pages contain links to online content for studenty practice. It includes worksheets, section summaries, note taking guides, self-tests and self-quizzes.

Chapter Resources

• Chapter 14 Resources: The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia (1415–1796)
  
• Chapter 15 Resources: The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas (1492–1750)
  

Self-Tests

• Chapter 14, Section 1: The Search for Spices
  
• Chapter 14, Section 2: Turbulent Centuries in Africa
  
• Chapter 14, Section 3: European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia
  
• Chapter 14, Section 4: Encounters in East Asia
  
• Chapter 14: The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia
  
• Chapter 15, Section 1: Conquest in the Americas
  
• Chapter 15, Section 2: Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas
  
• Chapter 15, Section 3: Struggle for North America
  
• Chapter 15, Section 4: The Atlantic Slave Trade
  
• Chapter 15, Section 5: Effects of Global Contact
  
• Chapter 15: The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas

Geography Interactive

• Early Voyages of European Exploration, 1487–1609 (Chapter 14.1, p. 447)
• Major African States About 1700 (Chapter 14.2, p. 454)
• Trade Among Europe, Africa, and Asia (Chapter 14.4, p. 462-463)
• Land Claims in the Americas, About 1700 (Chapter 15.3, p. 485)

History Interactive

• The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia (1415–1796) Interactive Timeline (Chapter 14, p. 466-467)
• Triangular Trade Routes (Chapter 15.4, p. 488-489)
• The Columbian Exchange (Chapter 15.5, p. 496-497)
• The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas (1492–1750) Interactive Timeline (Chapter 15, p. 498-499)

Vocabulary

Quizlet

Vocabulary is the key to understanding any subject. Once you can break down the barrier of language the ideas and concepts are wide open. Here you can find the vocabulary for the unit to practice by using online flash cards and by practicing online generated vocabulary quizzes.

Practice your vocabulary by trying this quiz of the unit's vocabulary.
• Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz on Quizlet

When you get to the Quizlet Quiz page, you can adjust what type of quiz to take by using the check boxes on the right.

PowerPoint Presentations

The Search for Spices

PowerPoint presentation about the motivatoins for European Exploration as well as some of the main ideas for Portugal and Spain's involvement.

Impact of Explorationn

PowerPoint that details the global results of European contact with the various parts of the world.

Videos!

Crash Course World History #18: "The Indian Ocean Trade"

Cleverly made videos that summarize key historical information using fun graphics and witty descriptions. This video is about the international trade that existed in the Indian Ocean for centuries prior to the arrival of the Portuguese - the "Monsoon Marketplace"

Crash Course World History #21: "15th Century Mariners"

Cleverly made videos that summarize key historical information using fun graphics and witty descriptions. This video explores sea trade of the 1400s, not only from Europe, but from Asia, too!

Crash Course World History #24: "The Atlantic Slave Trade"

Cleverly made videos that summarize key historical information using fun graphics and witty descriptions. This video explores the Atlantic Slave Trade, or the Middle Passage. John Greene respectfully keeps the amount of jokes to a minimum.

Crash Course World History #26: "The Seven Years War"

Cleverly made videos that summarize key historical information using fun graphics and witty descriptions. This 7, or nine, or 23 years war (whatever) took place all over the world. Perhaps the truly first world war.

Crash Course World History #23: "The Columbian Exchange"

Cleverly made videos that summarize key historical information using fun graphics and witty descriptions. While the European Age of Exploration had profound negative impacts on the world, it is also important to point out some of the benefits of the global exchange of goods and agricultural products.

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