Manoela+Reis

Reasons To explore - Find riches - New trade routes -Spread religion

Bella- Objectives: 1.Understand European Motivation for exploring the seas 2. Analyze Early Portuguese and Spanish Explorations 3.Describe European searches for a direct route to Asia Oil: -The country with the most - Saudi Arabia -The reason there's a monopoly is because certain countries have a lot when others have nothing -A major company called OPEC controls the oil business. The investors meet every year and determine how much they have to produce and set a base price for it. -OPEC works like a cartel
 * Reasons to Explore || Portugal Leads || Columbus sails ||

Emma- Objectives: 1.Describe how Portuguese established footholds on Africa's coasts. 2.Analyze how Europeans actions affected the slave trade and the rise of African states 3.Understand how the European presence in Africa expanded.


 * Portuguese build small forts and trading posts
 * Portuguese sailed around the continent building more forts
 * Explorers were able to establish trading posts in Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe
 * Did no have maps or resources they stayed near coast
 * African slaves turned into a aspect of trade
 * Portuguese joined profitable slave trade
 * Bought many slaves to work on their plantations
 * African leaders try to slow down or stop the slaves trade
 * The amount of women and men were lost cause some states in Africa to permanently disappear
 * Osei Tutu government officials manages to control royal monopolies which is the exclusive control of an industry or business on gold mining and the slave trade
 * Asante built a wealthy empire
 * Other European countries built forts like the Portuguese

http://www.africanews.com/site/Diamonds_help_bolster_Mugabe/list_messages/36041 The African's were used to get the diamonds for the Portuguese

Why did the Portuguese begin exploration in Africa? - They started exploring because of trading relationships with African empires, they traded gold and slaves for gunfire. They did not try to settle permanently there, all they wanted was trade and then leave just like it would happen to Southeast Asia.

Explorer setting up a trading post in Asia
 * Try to settle on the coast with easy accesses to the ocean.
 * Guard post to keep protection.
 * Keep a good relationship with people around.
 * Be organized with the things you trade
 * Study the territory and trading routes

Jason Objectives:
 * 1) Summarize how Portugal built a trading empire in South and Southeast Asia.
 * 2) Analyze the rise of the Dutch and Spanish Dominance in the region.


 * After Vasco da Gama'z voyage, the Portuguese spread into the Indian Ocean
 * The Portuguese took over an island of the coast of India
 * This was made into their military and commercial base
 * In less than 50 years the Portuguese build a trading empire
 * They lacked resourced to make inroads to the region
 * They made an effort to convert their people to Christianity
 * The dutch were the first people to challenge the Portuguese
 * The Netherlands was early used for trading purposes
 * The dutch came back to the Amsterdam and brought back peppers cloves
 * The dutch east India company was formed by a grouped of wealthy dutch merchants
 * They eventually dominated the region
 * They captured Malacca from the Portuguese
 * A monopoly was formed in the spice islands
 * The dutch empire declines because of the growing power of England and France
 * Spain decided to take over the Philippines because the Dutch and the Portuguese set up bases on the Fringes of Asia
 * Spain had conquered and colonized all the islands within 60 years
 * Mughal India was the center of the valuable spice trade
 * No kingdom in Europe was as large, as wealthy and as powerful
 * Over time the Munghal empire weakened
 * By the 1700's, it had used its great wealth to dominate most of India

Juvens- Objectives
 * 1) Describe European contacts with Ming China
 * 2) Understand the Manchu conquest and its impact on European trade.
 * 3) Analyze the factors that led Korea to isolate itself from other nations
 * 4) Summarize Japan's attitude toward foreign trade and how they changed over time


 * The European's increasing profits in the trade industry led them to trade with the Chinese
 * The Chinese had no interest in Europe, and claimed that they owned the world.
 * The Portuguese traded gold and silver with the Chinese since it was the only thing Europeans had that interested them
 * In later years, christian missionaries, primarily Jesuits came to China in hopes of converting the people and teach them about the Renaissance
 * In early 1600's the Ming were conquered by the Manchus people
 * Manchus made Beijing their capital, and then established the Quin dynasty
 * Chinese borders were extended and made the biggest empire in the world
 * Silk, cotton and porcelain industries wore sharply as well.
 * Korea is invaded by Japan and after recovered the Quin come in
 * this makes things hard for the Koreans to warm up to the Europeans
 * Japanese welcomed Europeans to trade with
 * Shotguns, powerful military leaders viewed the Europeans as source of trouble after hearing what went on in other Asian countries
 * The Japanese were fed up with this and decided to retaliate

BreeAnna Objectives:
 * 1) Analyze the result of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans.
 * 2) Explain how Cortes and Pizarro gained control of the Aztec and Incan empires.
 * 3) Understand the short-term and long-term effects of the Spanish on the people of the Americas


 * In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean. Which is now called
 * Columbus first meeting with the Natives began a cycle. Encounter, conquer and death.
 * When he first arrived in the west indies, he came upon the Tainos. They live in villages and grew crops and cotton. They were very friendly towards the Spanish.
 * The Spanish had many advantages over the Natives, like horses.
 * Diseases killed a lot of the native because they couldn't fight against them
 * so the natives population went down as much as 90%
 * From the Caribbean the Spanish explorers studied the coasts of America
 * Among the earliest conqueror was Herman Cortes. He was a landowner in Cuba. He heard of the Spanish journeys that had been pushed back by the Indians.
 * Cortes met Malinche and they agreed to help Cortes fight the Aztecs
 * Montezuma was scared of Cortes, so he sent him gifts
 * Spanish tried to convert Montezuma to Christianity
 * Various groups of Aztecs drove out the Spanish
 * Cortes retreated in 1521. His Indians captured and demolished Tenochtitlan.
 * Francisco Pizarro was interested in Peru's Inca empire because of their goods
 * Pizarro arrived in Peru after Atahualpa had won the throne from his brother
 * Atahualpa refused to become Spanish vassal or convert to Christianity.
 * Pizarro with help from the Indians killed ten thousand Incas.
 * Pizarro himself was killed by a rival Spanish faction a few years after he established the city of Lima

1) Report Card for Queen Elizabeth I (1) || Below Average  (2) || Average  (3) || Above Average  (4) || Outstanding  (5) ||
 * || Poor
 * Charisma ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Determination ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Decision-Making Ability ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Significance to others ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Evidence of Achievements ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 42 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 42 ||

Comments (write a paragraph): The Queen was really intelligent and charismatic, she was full of determination and perseverance. Even though she was a bastard, she was rejected by the people, sexually abused and had to wait for her siblings to rule before her, she still was an amazing ruler and person. She is now known as one of the best rulers in history because of the cultural changes she made.

1.Goods and services exchanged amongst the cultures. Europeans took potatoes, corn, bananas and sugar cane. The Americans were introduced to horses and grapes. 2.When the prices began to rise, becuase of the growth of European economies, caused by inflation. This led the entire structure of European economies to shift from Feudalism to Captalism. 3.Mercantilism was an economic policy where nations in Europe wanted to export more than were importing. To achieve this, European countries used to restrict colonial trade to the mother country.

Phillip II : (1) || Below Average (2) || Average (3) || Above Average (4) || Outstanding (5) ||
 * || Poor
 * Charisma || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Determination ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Decision-Making Ability ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style ||  ||   || ✓ ||   ||   ||
 * Significance to others ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Evidence of Achievements ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 37 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 37 ||

Comments (write a paragraph): Phillip II had a great ability to conquer people, but the way he conquered them was by making them fear them. He achieved a lot while he was a king, but when spreading his religion his ways were brutal, genocide and lack of charisma made his leadership style not that great.

Louis XIV : (1) || Below Average (2) || Average (3) || Above Average (4) || Outstanding (5) || England:
 * || Poor
 * Charisma ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Determination ||  ||   || ✓ ||   ||   ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Decision-Making Ability ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Significance to others || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Evidence of Achievements ||  ||   || ✓ ||   ||   ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 26 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 26 ||
 * 1) Monarchy
 * 2) Commonwealth and Dictatorship
 * 3) Constitutional Monarchy

Catherine the Great

(1) || Below Average (2) || Average (3) || Above Average (4) || Outstanding (5) ||
 * || Poor
 * Charisma ||  || ✓ ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Determination ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Decision-Making Ability ||  ||   || ✓ ||   ||   ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style ||  || ✓ ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Significance to others ||  ||   || ✓ ||   ||   ||
 * Evidence of Achievements ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 32 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 32 ||

John Locke (1) || Below Average (2) || Average (3) || Above Average (4) || Outstanding (5) ||
 * || Poor
 * Charisma ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Determination ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Decision-Making Ability ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Significance to others ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Evidence of Achievements ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 39 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 39 ||

Thomas Jefferson (1) || Below Average (2) || Average (3) || Above Average (4) || Outstanding (5) ||
 * || Poor
 * Charisma ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Determination ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Decision-Making Ability ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style ||  ||   ||   || ✓ ||   ||
 * Significance to others ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Evidence of Achievements ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 42 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 42 ||

Marie Antoinette (1) || Below Average (2) || Average (3) || Above Average (4) || Outstanding (5) ||
 * || Poor
 * Charisma || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Intelligence ||  ||   || ✓ ||   ||   ||
 * Determination ||  || ✓ ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ability to Problem-Solve || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Decision-Making Ability || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Describe the person's leadership style || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Significance to others ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Evidence of Achievements || ✓ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Relevance to Contemporary History ||  ||   ||   ||   || ✓ ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 20 ||
 * Overall Impact on History ||  ||   ||   || Score: || 20 ||