Age+of+Exploration+and+Scientific+Revolution

Essential Question: How do the various interactions of people impact societies. Mercantilism Colonialism Columbus Exploration Newton Scientific Method
 * Scientific Revolution and Age of Exploration **

**Content Statement 1:** Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today’s norms and values.
 * __History: __ **


 * Content Statement 10: ** European economic and cultural influence dramatically increased through explorations, conquests and colonization.


 * Content Statement 11: ** The Columbian Exchange (e.g., the exchange of fauna, flora and pathogens) between previously unconnected parts of the world reshaped societies in ways still evident today.

__**Geography **__ **Content Statement 12:** Maps and other geographic representations can be used to trace the development of human settlement over time.

**Content Statement 13:** Geographic factors promote or impede the movement of people, products and ideas.


 * Content Statement 15: ** Improvements in transportation, communication and technology have facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.

__**Economics **__
 * Content Statement 20: ** The variability in the distribution of productive resources in the various regions of the world contributed to specialization, trade and interdependence.