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Unit 9 Beginning of Modern Times
Chapter 30 The Age of Discovery
1300 A.D. - 1620 A.D.


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Day 1
Topic   30-1 The Portuguese
Objective
Explain why Europeans searched for a sea route to India.
List Portugese discoveries.
State Goals
16.A.3b  Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.
17.A.1a  Identify physical characteristics of places both local and global.
17.A.2b  Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments.
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.bmp (15654 bytes) Terms to Learn
Compass: has a maqgnetic needle that always points North
Asrtrolab: measures tha angle of the stars, and hleps sailors find latitude
Carvel: combination of a heavy square-rigged European ship and the light, slim,  Arab ship: faster and easier to handle

 Chalkboard.bmp (15654 bytes) People to Know      Note02.gif (247 bytes) Portugeese Explorers
Prince Henry the Navigator: set up the first European school for navigators
Barthloweu Dias: rounded the Cape of Good Hope
Vasco da Gama: sailed around Africa to India

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Places to Locate  

Mediterranean Sea   Cape Verde    Azores
Cape of Good Hope Tagus River   Canary Islands
India Calicut Lisbon
Maderia Portugal  

 

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Altlas of World History pp. 68-69

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Age of European Exploration  39a & 39b

 
Resources
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Explorers Outline  7 pages

 

Day 2
Topic   Portugese Explorations and Discoveries
Objective
Explain why Europeans searched for a sea route to India
State Goals
16.B.3d (W) Describe political effects of European exploration and expansion on the Americas, Asia, and Africa after 1500 AD.
Classwork/ Homework
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Section 1 The Portuguese pp. 467-471
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Introduction to the Age of Discovery

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Traveler's Tales Part 2

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Into the Unknown    Easier

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Inventions That Made Explorations Possible
Resources
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Round Africa to India 1497-1498  Authentic source
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Exploration: The Portugesse Empire

 

Day 3
Topic  30-2 The Spanish
Objective
List the names of European discoverers.
State Goals
16.A.3b  Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.
17.A.1a  Identify physical characteristics of places both local and global.
17.A.2b  Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments.
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.bmp (15654 bytes) Terms to Learn
Mutiny: overthrow of officers
Papal Line of Demarcation: West of line Spain, East of Line Portugal
Conquistador: Conqueror

 Chalkboard.bmp (15654 bytes) People to Know     Note02.gif (247 bytes) Spanish Explorers
Columbus: one of the first to reach Americas
Ponce de Leon: 1513, explored Florida
Balboa: 1513, 1st European to see the Great South Sea (Pacific Ocean).
Magellan: 1517-1522, sailed around the world
Cortes: 1519-1521, invaded Mexico, conquered the Inca Empire
Pizzaro: 1532, conquered the Inca Empire
de Soto: 1539, explored the Mississippi River
Coronado: 1540, explored Mexico and southwest United States

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Places to Locate

Columbus   Ponce de Leon de Soto

Magellan
Italy Puerto Rico Cuba Strait of Magellan
Genoa Florida Mississippi River Mariana Islands
Indies     Phillipines
Bahamas Cortes Pizzaro Spain
Hispanoloa Mexico

Peru

 Seville
Dominican Republic Spain    
Cuba  

Coronado

 Balboa
Venezuela

 

 Mexico isthmus of Panama
Central America   Grand Canyon Pacific Ocean

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Read Section 2 The Spanish pp. 471-476
Christopher Columbus
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Conquistadores
Ferdinand Magellan
Resources
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World

 

Day 4
Topic   Columbus
Objective
State Goals
16.B.3d (W) Describe political effects of European exploration and expansion on the Americas, Asia, and Africa after 1500 AD.
Classwork/ Homework
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Was Christopher Columbus a Success or a Failure?
Resources

 

Day 5
Topic    30-3 Northwest Passage
Objective
Discuss how the search for a northwest passage affected the Americas.
State Goals
16.A.3b  Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.
17.A.1a  Identify physical characteristics of places both local and global.
17.A.2b  Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments.
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.bmp (15654 bytes) Terms to Learn
Sea Dog: sea captain

Chalkboard.bmp (15654 bytes) People to Know
Northwest Passage Explorers   
John Cabot: 1497 coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
Verrazano: 1523, Atlantic coast NC to NY for Northwest Passage
Cartier: 1534: St. Lawerence River to Montreal
Frobisher: 1576, coast of Greenland, for the passage
Hudson: 1609-1610, Hudson River to Albany, NY for the pasage

Note02.gif (247 bytes) English Explorers     Note02.gif (247 bytes) French Explorers

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Places to Locate

Italy Newfoundland Nova Scotia North Carolina
New York France eastern Canada St Lawerence River
    Greenland    Frobisher Bay Hudson River

 readme.gif (1442 bytes) Read Section 3 Northwest Passage pp. 476-478
Resources

 

Day 6
Topic   Project: Explorer Cards
Objective
Create a resource to study explorers.
State Goals
16.B.3d (W) Describe political effects of European exploration and expansion on the Americas, Asia, and Africa after 1500 AD.
Classwork/ Homework
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Explorers Flashcards
Resources

 

Day 7
Topic Newspaper Headlines for Explorers  
Objective
Learn about explorers by creating creative headlines.
State Goals
16.B.3d (W) Describe political effects of European exploration and expansion on the Americas, Asia, and Africa after 1500 AD.
Classwork-Homework
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Headlines for Exploration  page 479
Resources

 

Day 8
Topic  Test on Explorers
Objective
State Goals
16.B.3d (W) Describe political effects of European exploration and expansion on the Americas, Asia, and Africa after 1500 AD.
Classwork-Homework
braininjar.gif (1615 bytes) Explorers Test
Resources

 

Day
Topic   
Objective
State Goals
Classwork/ Homework
Resources

 

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Assignments    crayon0a.gif (328 bytes) Art Activity    BookOpen.bmp (16686 bytes) Lesson Plan      braininjar.gif (1615 bytes)_Tests
IconMap.bmp (3402 bytes) Maps     Note02.gif (247 bytes) Resources     Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Web Sites     SchoolBus5.bmp (6174 bytes) Field Trips
Computer.gif (1114 bytes) Computer      bookpages.gif (1592 bytes) Book      Dice.bmp (3974 bytes) Games    star.gif (2279 bytes)Extra Credit
ASTROLAB
crayon0a.gif (328 bytes) Navigation: The Astrolab
JOHN CABOT
Note02.gif (247 bytes) John Cabot's First Voyage Authentic Source
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Voyage to North America, 1497 Authentic Source
COLUMBUS
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Was Christopher Columbus a Success or a Failure?
braininjar.gif (1615 bytes) Christopher Columbus Quiz
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Christopher Columbus
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Extracts From Columbus's Journal Authentic Source
Note02.gif (247 bytes)Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494  Authentic Source
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Columbus Navigation Homepage History, Navigation, and Landfall
CORTEZ
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) The Conquest of the Aztez Empire: Herñan Cortés
VASCO da GAMA
Computer.gif (1114 bytes) Be a Reporter on a Voyage of Exploration  Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Leif Erickson, Sir Francis Drake
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Round Africa to India 1497-1498  Authentic source
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Explorer or Exploiter?
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Famous Voyage Around the World, 1580 Authentic Source
EXPLORERS
BookOpen.bmp (16686 bytes) Brazil   Activities about explorers and trade.
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Explorer Cards
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Explorers Flashcards
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Explorers Report    Includes pictures of 9 explorers
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)  Writing a Report on an Explorer   Enchanted Learning
IconMap.bmp (3402 bytes) Explorer Map   Draw the routes of Da Gama, Columbus, Mageallan, Cortez, Pizzaro, Drake and Cartier.
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Age of Exploration: Biographies of Explorers and Associated People.
star.gif (2279 bytes) Explorer Report
star.gif (2279 bytes) Explorer Report
star.gif (2279 bytes) Follow an Explorer
HENRY HUDSON
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) The Half Moon  Hudson's ship
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) The Life and Voyages of Henry Hudson
MAGELLAN
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Voyage Around the World Authentic Source
MARCO POLO
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Introduction to the Age of Discovery
BookOpen.bmp (16686 bytes) On the Road With Marco Polo
PIRATES
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) A Pirate Quest  Captain Kidd, Blackbeard 10 pages
PORTUGAL
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Exploration: The Portugesse Empire
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Exploration: Prince Henry the Navigator

 

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