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Introduction

In the previous lesson, we analyzed the primary reasons European countries began to explore other parts of the world. As you look at the list of reasons for exploration in the Age of Discovery one more time, think about the ones that would have convinced you to leave your home country and risk your life. Would it have been to find wealth and fame, to escape overpopulation and poverty at home, to spread Christianity, or another reason?

 

Lesson Objectives Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to: Describe the role of mercantilism and imperialism in European exploration and colonization in the sixteenth century, including the Columbian Exchange. The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: World History: 1500 to the Present Objective(s): 2. This lesson incorporates the following Literacy Standard(s):