1450-1750+Europe+Theme+1

**Theme #1 - Interaction between Humans and Environment**
 * Demography and Disease
 * Small Pox
 * Migration
 * Migration of diseases such as small pox, measles, whooping cough, influenza, and diptheria took a toll on a large number of people. They also made the silk roads way less safe than before.
 * The Columbian exchange involved the spread of human populations through transoceanic migrations, whether voluntary or forced.
 * The largest contingent of migrants consisted of enslaved Africans transported to South America, North America, and the Caribbean.
 * Europeans traveled in massive numbers to the western hemisphere.
 * In combination, these migrations have profoundly influenced modern world history.
 * Patterns of Settlement
 * Technology
 * Charting of World Geography
 * Lateen sail
 * Compass
 * Knowledge of winds and currents
 * Ships strong enough to endure extreme weather
 * Volta do mar
 * astrolabe
 * cross staff
 * gunpowder-based weaponry
 * cannons
 * firearms
 * telescope