Transcript The Discovery of the “New World”

The Discovery of the
“New World”
Unit #1
SSUSH 1 & 2
“Take Five”
What was Columbus looking for when
he discovered the “new world”?
What did he actually discover?
The Earliest Colonists
Paleo-Indians
Landbridge
Lifestyles
Hunters and gatherers
Farmers
Mound builders
Craftsmen
The Earliest Colonists (con’t)
Meso-Americans
Early writings
City-states
Human sacrifices
Mayans
Aztecs
Mayan Artwork
The Aztec Empire
The Aztec Plaza
Aztec Pyramids
Chinampas
Aztec Artifacts
Montezuma’s Headdress
The Aztec SolarCalendar
The Vikings
Leif Eriksson
Viking Exploration
A Viking Settlement
Viking Ships
Leif Eriksson
Europeans-Early
Explorers
The quest-”why did Europeans seek a “new
world” or did they?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
The Inter Caetera
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Hernan Cortes
The Conquistadores
Hernando De Soto
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Hernando De Soto
Europeans-Early
Conquerers
Spain
What were their aims on the new
world?
Encomederos
The Spanish Armada
The “Columbian
Exchange”
What was the impact of Europeans on
the new world?
Disease
Political and economic domination
Horses and livestock
Food products
The “Columbian
Exchange” (con’t)
What did the rest of the world receive
from the new world?
Disease
Food products
Gold
In Class Assignment
Create a "ship-shape" timeline. Use
the picture of the Viking ship as a
model and add oars to depict the
explorers of the "New World" and
the time of their exploration.
HINT…look at the bulletin board…