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Identify the causes of African slavery.
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Compared to the Europeans, the Africans were weak. The Europeans were more powerful in every way especially in terms of technology. Also there were conflicts between tribes, which made it worst for them. The African people could not fight against the highly developed weapons and technologies of the Europeans, thus they had to be slaves. Plus the diseases that the Europeans brought made it harder for them to fight for their freedom.

Explain the Triangular Trade Route. The Triangular trade route was a trade route between three countries: Europe, Africa, and North America. While the Europeans provided the African Slaves, North America provided Europe with weapons

Identify the consequences of the slave trade. The slave trade ruined the economy of Africa since the Europeans took the young men and women away. They had no one to work and also they could not fight against the Europeans since they took away the strong men as slaves.

Columbus Cartier Vespucci David Choi 1493 – 1495 1498 1502 – 1503 || length of 20 meters (66 ft) and a width of 7 meters (23 ft). || He discovered the Americas. || 1535 – 1536 1541 – 1542 || N/A || The one who named St. Lawrence River and was the founder of Montreal || 1499 –1500 1501 –1502 1503 –1504 || length of 101 m (331 ft) including the bowsprit and a maximum width of 15.5 m (51 ft) || He discovered the mouth of the Amazon River ||
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 * Explorer's full name and country sponsoring the exploration || Dates of voyage(s) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Size of fleet || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">summary of their (AND YOUR) discoveries/achievements and/or results of each journey ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Columbus || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1492
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cartier || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1534
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vespucci || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1497 –1498
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">David Choi || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1435 – 1443 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">length of 123 m and width of 79 m || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discovered the bermuda triangle ||


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 * __The Age of Exploration:Would you go?__ **

The 15th and 16th century were a time of exploration and discovery for European nations. Taking advantage of new maritime knowledge and inventions, European powers undertook sea expeditions to expand their trade and influence.


 * What possible rewards might come from exploring the seas for new lands?

The possible rewards that might be finding new pieces of land and resources. Also you encounter other people from other parts of the world and trade with each other or share informations.


 * What are the risks involved in embarking on a voyage into the unknown?

The risks are that you can get infected by viruses, thus leading to illness or death. You can also get robbed and bad people might kill you. .
 * What will you do if you actually run into other people?

I this does happen, I would try to be friendly to them and get what I desire through them. I will try my hardest to not offend others, but also in that process get something out of them or trade with them.


 * __Before You Leave__**

Your final task before leaving for the long voyage is FOR BOTH to look up **ONE** piece of new navigation technology you will be using so that you can teach your partner about how you will be using it. //**THIS INFORMATION COULD SAVE YOUR LIVES!**// Simply, search for ONE of the following tools and write a few sentences describing WHAT the instrument is and HOW it is used. (You can also look at p. 97 in your text to get you started.)


 * Astrolabe
 * Sextant
 * Compass
 * Caravel

The compass was a very useful piece of technology during voyages. Compass originated from China and was introduced to the Europeans during the 10th century. The compass helped the ships to go the the right directions.