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THE EMERGENCE OF THE FIRST GLOBAL AGE, 1450-1770Standard 1: How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450 to 1600 led to global transformations Standard 2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750 Standard 3: How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries Standard 4: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750 Standard 5: Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion Standard 6: Major global trends from 1450 to 1770 The Iberian voyages of the late 15th and early 16th centuries linked not only Europe with the Americas but laid down a communications net that ultimately joined every region of the world with every other region. As the era progressed ships became safer, bigger, and faster, and the volume of world commerce soared. The web of overland roads and trails expanded as well to carry goods and people in and out of the interior regions of Eurasia, Africa, and the American continents. The demographic, social, and cultural consequences of this great global link-up were immense. The deep transformations that occurred in the world during this era may be set in the context of three overarching patterns of change.
Why Study This Era?
STANDARD 1How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450-1600 led to global transformations. Standard 1A The student understands the origins and consequences of European overseas expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Standard 1B The student understands the encounters between Europeans and peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Standard 1C The student understands the consequences of the worldwide exchange of flora, fauna, and pathogens.
STANDARD 2How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750. Standard 2A The student understands demographic, economic, and social trends in Europe.
Standard 2B The student understands the Renaissance, Reformation, and Catholic Reformation.
Standard 2C The student understands the rising military and bureaucratic power of European states between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Standard 2D The student understands how the Scientific Revolution contributed to transformations in European society.
Standard 2E The student understands the significance of the Enlightenment in European and world history.
STANDARD 3How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries. Standard 3A The student understands the extent and limits of Chinese regional power under the Ming dynasty.
Standard 3B The student understands how Southeast Europe and Southwest Asia became unified under the Ottoman Empire.
Standard 3C The student understands the rise of the Safavid and Mughal empires.
STANDARD 4Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750. Standard 4A The student understands how states and peoples of European descent became dominant in the Americas between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Standard 4B The student understands the origins and consequences of the trans-Atlantic African slave trade.
Standard 4C The student understands patterns of change in Africa in the era of the slave trade.
STANDARD 5Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion. Standard 5A The student understands the development of European maritime power in Asia.
Standard 5B The student understands the transformations in India, China, and Japan in an era of expanding European commercial power.
Standard 5C The student understands major cultural trends in Asia between the 16th and 18th centuries.
STANDARD 6Major global trends from 1450-1770. Standard 6A The student understands major global trends from 1450 to 1770.
Which of the following was a consequence of the fact that European buyers preferred male slaves?Which of the following was a consequence of the fact that European buyers preferred male slaves? Gender imbalance in the Americas contributed to the continuation of the transatlantic slave trade.
What was a consequence of Europeans introducing firearms into North America?What was a consequence of Europeans' introducing firearms into North America? Amerindian groups fought each other as they sought to increase their hunting and trapping ranges.
How did Europeans measure wealth?By the time the term mercantile system was coined in 1776 by the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, European states had been trying for two centuries to put mercantile theory into practice. The basis of mercantilism was the notion that national wealth is measured by the amount of gold and silver a nation possesses.
Which of the following was a consequence of the Little Ice Age for Eurasian economies?These conditions led to widespread crop failure, famine, and in some regions population decline. The prices of grain increased and wine became difficult to produce in many areas and commercial vineyards vanished in England. Fishing in northern Europe was also badly affected as cod migrated south to find warmer water.
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