Age of Exploration
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 3
Lesson 3.1- World Travel & Trade
pages 84-89
Vocabulary
merchant
kingdom
caravan
caravan
a group of
travelers
journeying
together
Lesson 3.1- World Travel & Trade
pages 84-89
Vocabulary
merchant
kingdom
caravan
merchant
person who
makes money by
buying & selling
goods
Lesson 3.1- World Travel & Trade
pages 84-89
Vocabulary
merchant
kingdom
caravan
kingdom
country ruled by
a king or queen
Lesson 3.1- World Travel & Trade
pages 84-89
• Before 1500, most Europeans, Africans, &
Asians did not know about where?
• America
• What 17 Year Old Merchant traveled from
Italy to China?
• Marco Polo (Not just a swimming pool game )
• What was the name of the trade route
between Europe & China?
• Silk Road
Lesson 3.1- World Travel & Trade
pages 84-89
• Who did the Chinese ruler send on voyages
beginning in 1405?
• Zheng He
• What three kingdoms established trade
routes in Africa & Arabia?
• Ghana, Mali, & Songhai
• Who was Mali’s greatest ruler?
• Mansa Musa
Lesson 3.1- World Travel & Trade
pages 84-89
• What Chinese American cellist directs the Silk
Road Project?
• Yo-Yo Ma
• What does the Silk Road Project Do?
• Builds cultural understanding by performing
music from that area
Age of Exploration
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 3
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
Vocabulary
technology
technology
navigation
astrolabe
profit
slavery
the use of scientific
knowledge & tools to
solve problems
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
Vocabulary
technology profit
navigation money left over after
astrolabe
all expenses have
profit
been paid
slavery
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
Vocabulary
technologynavigation
navigation
the science of
astrolabe
planning & controlling
profit
the direction of a ship
slavery
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
Vocabulary
technologyastrolabe
navigation
an instrument once
astrolabe
used by sailors for
profit
navigation
slavery
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
Vocabulary
technology
navigation
astrolabe
profit
slavery
slavery
system in which
people can be bought
& sold & forced to
work with no pay
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
• What does Renaissance mean?
• rebirth
• What invention was developed by Johanes
Gutenberg?
• Printing press
• Why was the printing press so important?
• Allowed many copies of print to made
quickly, instead of copying by hand
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
• What two tools helped sailors navigate
better?
• Compass & Astrolabe
• What Chinese invention helped sailors
defend themselves against enemies?
• Gunpowder
• What was the first European country to find a
sea route to Asia?
• Portugal
Lesson 3.2- New Ideas in Europe
pages 90-95
• Who created a navigation school in Portugal?
• Prince Henry
• Who proved it was possible to sail around
Africa?
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Who lead the first Portuguese voyage to
reach India?
• Vasco da Gama
Age of Exploration
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 3
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
Vocabulary
circumnavigate
settlement
to sail all the way
epidemic
around
circumnavigate
something
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
Vocabulary
epidemic
settlement
epidemic
circumnavigate
an outbreak of
disease that
makes many
people sick at
once
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
Vocabulary
settlement
settlement
epidemic
circumnavigate
a small
community of
people in a
frontier region
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
• Who thought he could reach Asia by sailing
west & go around the world?
• Christopher Columbus
• What continents did Columbus not know
about?
• North & South America
• Who did Columbus ask to pay for his voyage?
• King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella (Spain)
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
• When did Columbus set sail from Palos,
Spain?
• August 3, 1492
• When did Columbus land in San Salvador?
• October 12, 1492
• What were the names of the 3 ships of
Columbus?
• Nina, Pinta, & Santa Maria
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
• How did Native Americans get the name
“Indians”?
• Columbus thought he had landed on an
island near India, so he called the people
“Indians”- the name stuck
• How many total voyages did Columbus make
to the Americas?
• Four (4)
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
• What was the movement of plants, animals,
& people between Eastern & Western
Hemispheres?
• The Columbian Exchange
• Name items that came from Western Hemisphere
to Eastern Hemisphere.
• Corn, Tomato, Potato, Squash, Peanuts, Cacao
• Name items that came from Eastern Hemisphere to
Western Hemisphere.
• Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, Horses, Bananas, Coffee Beans
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
• Who explored eastern South America in 1500
& claimed it for Portugal?
• Pedro Alvarez Cabral
• Who was America named after?
• Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci
• Who explored Panama & reached the Pacific
Ocean?
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Lesson 3.3- Europeans Arrive in the Americans
pages 96-103
• Who led a voyage that was able to
circumnavigate the earth?
• Ferdinand Magellan
• How many started this voyage?
• 250
• How many finished?
• 18 (Magellan was among the 232 men that
died on this voyage)
Age of Exploration
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 3
Lesson 3.4- Conquest of the Americas
pages 104-109
Vocabulary
expedition empire
territories &
conquistador
groups of people
empire
controlled by one
government
Lesson 3.4- Conquest of the Americas
pages 104-109
Vocabulary
conquistador
expedition
Spanish soldier
conquistador
who conquered
empire
new lands
Lesson 3.4- Conquest of the Americas
pages 104-109
Vocabulary
expeditionexpedition
journey taken by
conquistador
a group for a
empire
definite purpose
Lesson 3.4- Conquest of the Americas
pages 104-109
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Who led an expedition to Mexico in 1519?
Hernan Cortes
What empire did Cortes come against?
Aztec
What was the ruler of the Aztecs?
Moctezuma
After Cortes conquered the Aztecs, what was
Mexico called?
• New Spain
Lesson 3.4- Conquest of the Americas
pages 104-109
• Who was the first explorer to reach land of
modern day USA?
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• What year did Ponce de Leon explore
Florida?
• 1513
• What was Ponce de Leon searching for?
• The Fountain of Youth
Lesson 3.4- Conquest of the Americas
pages 104-109
• What Spanish explorer came to the
Southeast (including Alabama) in 1539?
• Hernando de Soto
• What Spanish explorer came to the
Southwest in 1540?
• Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
Age of Exploration
5th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 3
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
Vocabulary
colony
mission
convert
hacienda
revolt
convert
to convince
someone to
change to
another religion
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
Vocabulary
colony
mission
convert
hacienda
revolt
colony
a settlement
ruled by a distant
country
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
Vocabulary
colony
mission
convert
hacienda
revolt
hacienda
a plantation or
large ranch
owned by
Spanish colonists
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
Vocabulary
colony
mission
convert
hacienda
revolt
revolt
a rebellion
against a ruler
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
Vocabulary
colony
mission
convert
hacienda
revolt
mission
A Christian
settlement &
religious
community
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
• What was the new Spanish colony in Mexico
called?
• New Spain
• Who was a well-known poet in Mexico City?
• Juana Ines de la Cruz
• Name six settlements made by the Spanish.
(Hint: See map on p. 111)
• San Diego, El Paso, San Antonio, Santa Fe, St.
Augustine, Mexico City
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
• What religion were the Spanish trying to
convert the Indians to?
• Roman Catholicism
• Who spoke out against the Spanish
mistreatment of Indians?
• Bartolome de las Casas
• What Pueblo Indian leader led a revolt
against the Spanish in New Mexico?
• Pope
Lesson 3.5- New Spain
pages 110-115
• What five groups formed the Haudenosaunee
League?
• Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondegas, Cayugas,
Senecas
• What sixth group later joined?
• Tuscarona
• Who chose the chiefs to lead the nation?
• Clan mothers
Use Latitude & Longitude
5th Grade Social Studies
p. 116-117