---
title: "SSWH10: Age of Exploration and Expansion (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSWH10
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSWH10
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
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# SSWH10: Age of Exploration and Expansion

Analyze the causes and effects of exploration and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSWH10.a**: Explain the roles of explorers and conquistadors.
- **SSWH10.b**: Analyze the global, economic, and cultural impact of the Columbian Exchange.
- **SSWH10.c**: Explain the role of improved technology in exploration.
- **SSWH10.d**: Examine the effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Africa and on the colonies in the Americas.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.