2.  Take a few moments and write down a list of examples and possible answers to the question below.  Once done, we will share.  Why would two maps of the same place differ?

3.  Overview of the Period and Key Themes Overview of the Period and Key Themes Key Concept 1.1: As native populations migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time, they developed distinct and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments. Key Concept 1.2: Contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans resulted in the Columbian Exchange and significant social, cultural, and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.. Key Concept 1.3: European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic.

4. Unit 1- Students will understand the interaction of the Old and New Worlds.

5.  During the Crusades trade begun between Europe & the East  During the Renaissance interest was sparked in the East; people wanted to expand their horizons; they also wanted the goods and products of the East

6.  God- Religious zeal  Europeans hoped to spread Christianity to people throughout the world and to drive Muslims out of other lands  Glory- Grandeur, glory, and sense of adventure  the Renaissance allowed for a thirst for knowledge; Enlightenment led to reason

7.  Gold- Economics  The spice trade was lucrative  People wanted luxury items from the east (silk, gold, ivory, jewels)  European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries

8.  More accurate maps  Astrolabe- navigational instrument; helped determine location  Magnetic compass- told accurate direction  Caravel- three-masted ship with lateen (triangular) sails  The hull design- improved; could ride out ocean storms  Weapons- cannons and fire arms

14.  Prince Henry the Navigator- sponsored many voyages  Bartholomeu Dias- First to sail to the Cape of Good Hope, southern tip of Africa  Vasco da Gama- 1 st European to reach India sailing around Africa

18.  Christopher Columbus- Italian sponsored by Ferdinand & Isabella; discovered the West Indies  Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)- divided world between Spain & Portugal  Ferdinand Magellan- 1 st circumnavigation of the globe

22.  Amerigo Vespucci- suggested Columbus had discovered “New World” not India like first believed  Hernando Cortes- overcame Aztec Empire in central Mexico  Francisco Pizarro- took Incan Empire in Peruvian Andes

26.  Henry Hudson- Searched for Northwest passage for England; explored parts of New York; navigated the Hudson River  John Cabot- Italian, explored New England for England  Jacques Cartier- French explorer that claimed Canada for France  Samuel de Champlain- established Quebec; 1 st permanent French settlement in Americas

30.  Columbian Exchange- the global transfer of plants, animals, disease, and food; brought together the Eastern and Western hemispheres and touched, nearly all the people of the world.

32. Old World to New World New World to Old World Animals:Horses Cattle Pigs Sheep Goats Chickens Turkeys Llamas Alpacas Guinea Pigs

33. Old World to New World New World to Old World Plants:Rice Wheat Barley Oats Coffee Sugarcane Bananas Melons Olives Dandelions Daisies Clover Ragweed Corn (Maize) Potatoes (White & Sweet Varieties) Beans (Snap, Kidney, & Lima Varieties) Tobacco Peanuts Squash Peppers Tomatoes Pumpkins Cacao (Source of Chocolate) Avocados

34. Old World to New World New World to Old World Diseases:Smallpox Measles Chicken Pox Malaria Yellow Fever Influenza The Common Cold Syphilis