The First Global Age: Push and Pull Factors

Chapter 16 The First Global Age

What are Push and Pull Factors?

Why did you trade or not trade yesterday during our activity? Push Factor Why you want to move AWAY from someplace. (Emigrant) Pull Factor Why you want to move TO someplace. (Immigrant)

Lets Apply These Definitions

If you could move anywhere, where would you like to move?
What pushes you AWAY from Owosso? What pulls you TO your new home?

You have ONE minute to decide where you want to go. You have FIVE minutes to silently write down your response to the above questions.

 Volunteers to share?
Google Earth

What Pushes the Europeans to Explore?

Competition
Wealth, greed, power, prestige

Find a new route to India to bypass Muslim middlemen Desire to spread Christianity

What Pulls Europe to Explore?

Desire for luxury items
Spices, pepper, cloves, cinnamon

Desire to obtain more land than European neighbors and family. Desire for cheap or free labor force

From Local Markets

Shift to a GLOBAL Market