the game of risk
TRANSCRIPT
During the 1400s and 1500s, Europe
experienced the Renaissance.
What was the Renaissance
?What were some of the changes that it
brought about?
WHERE TO BEGIN?
European colonization owes its roots to the Renaissance.
European technologies allowed them to dominate other cultures quickly
OK. SO HOW DID THIS LEAD TO COLONIZATION?
The Compass
The Astrolabe
A LOOK AT TRADE AND TRAVELING
Several technologies allowed Europe to dominate trading and traveling safely.
The Caravel was a light weight, high speed sailboat.
CARAVELS
Europeans had superior weapons than people in other parts of the world.
1. Rifles2. CannonsThis enabled a
surprisingly small number of Europeans to conquer large numbers
of natives.
LIVING AND DYING BY THE SWORD
What secret “weapon” did the Europeans use to conquer the Aztecs and Incas?