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Europe Sets Sail

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20 questions
Note from the author:
Part of three classworks before assessment/project.
Learning Intention:
I am learning about the discovery of America by European Explorers and the resulting effects for doing so.
Success Criteria:
I can locate the Americas on a map.
I know of and can summarize the stories of famous European Explorers.
I can come to my own conclusions on why the Columbian Exchange was the most important event in modern human history.
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The primary reason Europeans started the Age of Exploration was to create new trade routes to Asia for spices.

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Who would attack European merchants if they traveled by land on the Silk Road?

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What's the scientific reason, that back then and even today merchants prefer ships over travel land?

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Henry the Navigator discovered new lands that no one was living in.

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Why did the song give Christopher Columbus a silly Mario accent?

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Vasco the Gama is hated in Portugal.

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In 1494, the Spanish and Portuguese with guidance from the Pope signed the Treaty of Tordesillas. They literally decided to split the world in two.

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Drag the European Nation to the land they colonized in the Americas.

  • England
  • France
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Netherlands
  • Central Canada and Eastern North America
  • Western Canada, Louisiana, and the Mississippi Watershed
  • Mexico down to Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Guyana
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Scurvy killed more people on ships then cannons, guns, swords, or storms combined.

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Before G.P.S. celestial navigation was required to sail at night.

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The Columbian Exchange is scientifically the most important event in modern human history.
Select below a few of the hundreds of thousands of things exchanged between the Americas and the Old World.

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The Age of Exploration changed the world forever. Predict at least one thing you think will be changed forever.

Mr. Bergh will give you a 4 Worlds sheet.
You will need this paper before starting the new chapter.
Title it "Europe Sets Sail".
You may use both sides of the paper to take notes.
Write your name and period as well. Date optional.
If you run out of space ask for another 4 Worlds Sheet.
Rubric (How you will be graded for the 4 Worlds.)
4 - I filled all 4 boxes with relevant notes, drawings, vocabulary, big ideas, and connected them together.
3 - I filled the equivalent of 3 boxes.
2 - I filled the equivalent of 2 boxes.
1 - I filled the equivalent of a box.
0 - I did not fill any boxes.
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Like hold up.
Read page 235 again.
What things did Europeans do in the Age of Exploration?
Type below exactly as the text is written on page 235.

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Who was the first European Explorer to report back to Europe the things they found?

Watch the three videos below. Take your own notes. Be prepared to share what you learned with the class for points and credit.
The Exchange Begins, The Effects of the Exchange, and The Problems of the Columbian Exchange downloaded from PBS LearningMedia. Rights to use this asset do not expire.
Asset Copyright: © 2011, 1991 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
Media Credits Adapted from Chronoscope: Exploring 1492, "Columbian Exchange". Source: Produced by WGBH Project funded by: Walmart Foundation - Early funding for Inspiring Middle School Literacy was provided by the Leon Lowenstein Foundation. Walmart Foundation
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What is your takeaway from the three videos above on the Columbian Exchange?

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How many voyages did Christopher Columbus make on behalf of the Spanish monarchy?

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Before crossing the Atlantic Columbus would stop at a trading post island in the Old World.
Select below each trading post island Columbus stopped at before making his long journey.

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Select below a few of the islands Columbus discovered in the Caribbean.

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Why do you think Columbus took four different routes to the Americas instead of just taking one safe pre-planned route?

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In at least two (2) sentences answer the following question.
Based on evidence from the map above, which of these three explorers do you think accomplished the most?