The First Global Age 14501700

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The First Global Age(1450-1700)
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Imperialism the domination of one country of
the political and/or economic life of another
country
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Imperialism in Africa (1400s)a. Cape
Townsettled in mid-1600s by the Dutch
AFRICA
Cape Town
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allowed explorers a place to stop and repair
ships on the way to East Indies
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Dutch settlers in and around Cape Town were
called Boers and were responsible for enslaving
many Africans
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Imperialism in Asia (1500s)a. The
Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, English, and
French all sought to imperialize Asia
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Japanese and Chinese isolationist policies made
trading with the East difficult
TRADE
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Imperialism in the Americas (1500s)A.
Spanish Conquistadors conquerorstraveled
to America in search of gold or to
spread Christianity
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Hernando Cortesdefeated Montezuma II and the
Aztec Empire
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Meeting of Cortes and Aztec emperor Montezuma
1519 Mexico
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Aztec Empire
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Francisco Pizarrodefeated Atahualpa and the
Incan Empire
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Meeting between Pizarro Inca leader Atahualpa
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The assassination of Atahualpa
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The Incan Empire was located in the Andes
Mountains along the western coast of South America
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Reasons for Spanish Success

• ?Had horses, armor and
• powerful weapons the
• Native American had
• never seen before

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• ?They allied themselves with other Native
  American groups who were enemies of the Aztecs
  and Incas

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• ?Smallpox