Who am I?Who am I?

Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus

• 1492 – Columbus and three ships sail from Spain

• Born in Italy but sailed for Spain

• Purpose: Sail to Asia (India) by going west across the Atlantic instead of around Africa (like the Portuguese)

• 1492 – Columbus and three ships sail from Spain

• Born in Italy but sailed for Spain

• Purpose: Sail to Asia (India) by going west across the Atlantic instead of around Africa (like the Portuguese)

Chris’s View of the WorldChris’s View of the World

What’s the problem with his view?

Was Columbus the First?Was Columbus the First?• NO!!!!• NO!!!!• The Chinese?• The Vikings?• The Phoenicians?

• The Chinese?• The Vikings?• The Phoenicians?

• Now back to Columbus...• Now back to Columbus...

Why Explore?Why Explore?

• Motives (Reasons) for Exploration = GOLD, GLORY, GOD

• Gold = MONEY, land, resources, markets

• Glory = POWER for exploring nation/king

• God = RELIGION - spread Christianity to new lands

• Motives (Reasons) for Exploration = GOLD, GLORY, GOD

• Gold = MONEY, land, resources, markets

• Glory = POWER for exploring nation/king

• God = RELIGION - spread Christianity to new lands

More ColumbusMore Columbus• Set off to find a quicker route to the

West Indies.• Crew was near mutiny when land was

sighted.• Landed near present day Bahamas

(thought it was the West Indies)• Indigenous people called themselves

the Taino (“noble ones”). • He called them Los

Indios…..translation Indians….WHY????

• Set off to find a quicker route to the West Indies.

• Crew was near mutiny when land was sighted.

• Landed near present day Bahamas (thought it was the West Indies)

• Indigenous people called themselves the Taino (“noble ones”).

• He called them Los Indios…..translation Indians….WHY????

So What?So What?• Thus began the move from the Old

World to the New World• Thus began the move from the Old

World to the New World

Who Came, and Where did they Settle?

Who Came, and Where did they Settle?

• built settlements in the Caribbean, South America and Central America

• settled in North America (present day United States)

• settled in present-day Canada • settled in present-day New York

• were brought to work on large plantations in the Caribbean and Southern English colonies

• built settlements in the Caribbean, South America and Central America

• settled in North America (present day United States)

• settled in present-day Canada • settled in present-day New York

• were brought to work on large plantations in the Caribbean and Southern English colonies

Spanish –

English –

French –Dutch –

Africans –

Comparing Three WorldsComparing Three WorldsAmerican Indians Europeans West Africans

What were their religious beliefs?

What was their government?

What were their economic systems?

What kind of technology did they have?

Comparing Three WorldsComparing Three WorldsAmerican Indians Europeans West Africans

What were their religious beliefs?

Nature-basedSpiritual relationship between man and Earth

Spread Christianity Everyone should be Christian

A mix: Islam (in some areas); Nature-based (in other places)

What was their government?

tribes (simple) confederations empires (complex)

nations and kingsbeginning to have ideas about individual rights

Kingdoms w/ rulersCouncil of elders

What were their economic systems?

Communal ownership of landLive in harmony with land -- use it to sustain life and not to create wealth

Private ownership of propertyLabor + land = wealth

Communal ownership of landExtensive trade in a variety of goods

What kind of technology did they have?

Bows, arrows, spears and tomahawksSimple farming and hunting tools

Advanced weapons, including guns, cannons and armorNavigational abilities

Depends on area – simple farming tools or complex trading equipment

Impact of DiscoveryImpact of Discovery

• Colonization – The establishment of distant settlements controlled by parent country.

• Often times natives were forced into work on plantations

• An exchange begins between the old world and the new.

• Colonization – The establishment of distant settlements controlled by parent country.

• Often times natives were forced into work on plantations

• An exchange begins between the old world and the new.

The Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange• An exchange of living things

between the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and the New World (the Americas)

• An exchange of living things between the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and the New World (the Americas)

The “Where Am I From” Challenge

Sort each item into its home world:

The Americas Europe, Asia, Africa

New WorldNew World Old WorldOld World

The Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange

• An exchange of living things between the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and the New World (the Americas)

• An exchange of living things between the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and the New World (the Americas)

Trading Food is Good… trading Disease is BAD!Trading Food is Good… trading Disease is BAD!

• Population decrease estimates between 1/3 and 1/2 of native population.

• Decrease in population means decrease in workforce.

• What will the Europeans do???

• Population decrease estimates between 1/3 and 1/2 of native population.

• Decrease in population means decrease in workforce.

• What will the Europeans do???

Slave Trade BeginsSlave Trade Begins

• With so many Natives dying of disease, Europeans turned to the slave trade to replenish labor force.

• Africans were more resistant to Old World disease and less familiar with New World (less likely to escape).

• Europeans began using these slaves in the New World.

• With so many Natives dying of disease, Europeans turned to the slave trade to replenish labor force.

• Africans were more resistant to Old World disease and less familiar with New World (less likely to escape).

• Europeans began using these slaves in the New World.

Spanish

FrenchEnglish

HomeworkHomework

• In your opinion (using what you learned in class and in the article), should we celebrate Columbus Day? • Make sure you explain your

reasoning.

• In your opinion (using what you learned in class and in the article), should we celebrate Columbus Day? • Make sure you explain your

reasoning.