Age of Discovery(1500-1750)
Mercantilism
• Money
• Credit
Spice Routes
Christopher Columbus
European Voyages
New Continent, Changing Worldview
salvation history
history of progress
Columbian Exchange:Exchange of Plants, Animals &
Diseases
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Age of Exploration Technologies
astrolabe: measures latitude
magnetic needle (compass): measures direction
maps & skilled mapmakers