Transcript Early Middle Ages

Wednesday – May 7, 2014
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: How did the voyage of Christopher
Columbus change the world?
Do Now: Write your own definitions for the
following four words. If you have never heard
of a word before, take a guess at what the
definition might be:
1. Discovery
2. Immunity
3. Indigenous (“in-dij-uh-nus”)
4. Exploitation (or “to exploit”)
Early Civilizations of the Americas
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Portugal and Spain
Lead the Way For Global Exploration
H.W. #8
Handout: Explorers Take to the Seas
– Analyze/interpret the map.
– Read the handout.
– Answer the questions.
– Due: Tomorrow, May 8
Spanish Exploration
The competition for wealth in Asia among
European nations prompted Christopher Columbus
to make a daring voyage from Spain in 1492.
Instead of sailing south around Africa and then
east, Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic in
search of an alternate trade route to Asia and its
riches. Instead of arriving in Asia, he stepped onto
an island in the Caribbean. The Europeans would
bring many dangers with them to the new world
that the natives had not yet been exposed to, such
as diseases…
• How come the Native Americans would catch/die from European
diseases, but not the Europeans?
Map of the World
(according to Europeans, before Columbus’ voyage)
Map of the World (actual)
Activity
• Read the handout, The Voyage of Columbus
with a partner.
– Highlight/underline important parts as you read.
– Complete the vocabulary in your own words.
– Complete the map activity.
Guiding Questions:
1. Why were the Spanish interested in
establishing colonies in the Americas?
2. What actions showed that Columbus had an
interest in an empire, even on his first
voyage?
3. Why might Montezuma have thought that
Cortes was a god?
Summary
• How did the voyage of Christopher
Columbus change the world?
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How did it change the Americas?
How did it change the rest of the
world?
The graph below shows the effects of smallpox, measles,
mumps, and influenza (diseases that the native people of
the Americas had no immunity to).
After analyzing the provided graph, answer the
following questions to the best of your knowledge:
1. Between 1500 and 1620, approximately how
many people died?
2. Which twenty-year period saw the most
number of people die?
3. Why do you think so few people died
between 1595-1605? Explain your answer.
Activity #2
• Complete the reverse side, Eyewitness to
History with a partner.
• Regents Prep - Age of Exploration