U.S. History
Mr. Boothby
9/15/2014
The Learning Target
: MORE ON EXPLORATION
POP QUIZ #1/ Circumnavigate/ Columbian Exchange /PROJECT #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBJHg_DzFM
POP QUIZ #1
Reaction (1 Page MINIMUM): 1st 15 Minutes REACTION + VIDEO
ADD THIS TO FRIDAYS LESSON AND TURN IT IN TODAY!
In 1492 as Columbus lands at San Salvador, he finds the
natives there have a strange illness…They resemble the
LIVING DEAD…Columbus hurries back to Spain but it’s
Too late…
HOW WOULD THIS OUTBREAK
CHANGE HISTORY AS WE KNOW IT?
Hint: Think about it and re-read pages 28-31.
TAKE OUT YOUR
“STUFF” FROM
FRIDAY!
Questions are due
TODAY!
ACTIVITY PT II: EUROPEAN EXPLORATION;
Draw in the foods and where the originate (Take out your CE handout)
Questions DUE TODAY…PROJECT TOMORROW!
-Label each continent
-draw the explorers (Dias, Magellan, De Gamma, Vespucci, Columbus) routes
-Color as needed (continents and plants and animals (YOU NEED 10 total)!
-Best work=50pts
-Poor Job=little pts
-DUE BY THE BELL!
POP QUIZ #1
1) In what year did Columbus “discover” the “new” world?
2) What did the explorer Dias find that gave Portugal “HOPE”?
3) How did the “Silk Road” lead to exploration?
4) How did “Black Death” lead to medical breakthrough’s?
HINT: The Pope allowed this for the first time!
5) What happened to the Catholic Church’s power and control during
the late 1340’s and early 1350’s?
6) What was Prince Henry nicknamed and why?
7) What are a couple of things Prince Henry invented that paved the
way for Admiral Christopher Columbus?
8) How did the “Black Death” begin or originate?
9) Which explorer is America named after?
10) How many voyages did Columbus make to the “new world”
according to your textbook?
POP QUIZ #1 (ANSWER KEY)
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1) In what year did Columbus “discover” the “new” world?
1492
2) What did the explorer Dias do that gave Portugal “HOPE”?
Discovered a water route around Africa for the first time.
Cape of Good Hope.
3) How did the “Silk Road” change the world?
It helped spread religion, goods, ideas/inventions, and caused
people to explore a quicker path for trade…led to Columbus!
4) How did the “Black Death” lead to an explosion of inventions and
medical breakthroughts?
The Pope Pious allowed autopcy for the first time. People questioned
what the church said and science began.
5) What happened to the Catholic Church’s power and control during
the late 1340’s and early 1350’s?
It LOST power!
6) What was Prince Henry nicknamed and why?
“The Navigator” He created the Portuguese school of navigation…
HE DID NOT EXPLORE MUCH HIMSELF!
7) What are a couple of things Prince Henry invented that paved the
way for Admiral Christopher Columbus?
Several will count; Need Caravel (faster ships) Astrolabe, etc…
8) How did the “Black Death” begin or originate?
Drought in Central/SE Asia. OR bacteria in infected water
9) Who is America actually named after? AMERIGO VESPUCCHI
10) How many voyages did Columbus make to the “new world”
according to you textbook?
Page 30 it shows 4 voyages between 1492-1504
He died in 1506 from poor diet and lack of exercise and a bad
attitude!
RIP MR. COLUMBUS 1451-1506 (only 55 years of good clean living)
MORE ON HIM @...
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
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