1. Different Worlds Meet Beginnings to 1625 Unit 1

2. Critical Thinking George Washington was the first President of the United States (POTUS). Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth POTUS. Barack Obama is the forty fourth POTUS. In 150 words or less, explain what these three individuals have in common. What sequence of events link these three individuals together?

3. MAP ACTIVITY Using the map handout, identify the thirteen original colonies. Identify each colony by name (spelling counts). Identify each colony by present day state abbreviation. If the name and abbreviation do not fit in the geographic boundary, write them off to the side and draw arrows.

4. Exploring the Americas 1400 - 1625 Chapter 2

5. A Changing World Chapter 2, Section 1

6. Vocabulary 1. Classical 2. Renaissance 3. Technology 4. Astrolabe 5. Caravel 6. Pilgrimage 7. Mosque

7. Causes of European Exploration

8. To gain safer sea trade routes to East Asia Technology made overseas exploration more possible The pursuit of new ideas and goals

9. Reflections Questions 2.1 1. What cultures influenced the Renaissance? 2. What resulted from the emergence of large nation states? 3. How did the caravel affect overseas exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? 4. Which African kingdom thrived between A.D. 400 and A.D. 1100? 5. How did the Islamic religion spread to the early kingdoms of Africa and what is the name of the holy book of Islam?

10. Early Exploration Chapter 2, Section 2

11. Vocabulary 1. Line of Demarcation 2. Strait 3. Circumnavigate

12. Early Explorers ExplorerDate(s)Region Explored Vikings Dias Vasco da Gama Columbus Vasco Nunez de Balboa Magellan

13. Early Explorers ExplorerDate(s)Region Explored Vikingsc. 1000North America Dias1488Africa Vasco da Gama1497Africa to India Columbus1492, 1493, 1498, 1502Caribbean Islands Vasco Nunez de Balboa1513Panama to the Pacific Ocean Magellan1519Around the World

14. Exploration by Columbus Regions Columbus Explored

15. Exploration by Columbus Regions Columbus Explored Caribbean Islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola Coast of Central America Northern South America

16. Reflection Questions 2.2 1. Why was Portugal interested in exploration? 2. Why did Spain finance Columbus’s voyage? 3. Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas and when did they arrive? 4. What nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas? 5. What was the purpose of the Line of Demarcation? 6. How did the treaty affect European exploration of the Americas?

17. Spain in America Chapter 2, Section 3

18. Vocabulary 1. Conquistador 2. Tribute 3. Pueblo 4. Mission 5. Presidio 6. Encomienda 7. Plantation

19. Spanish Conquistadors ConquistadorRegion (Area) Explored Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizarro Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto

20. Spanish Conquistadors ConquistadorRegion (Area) Explored Hernan CortesMexico Francisco PizarroPeru Juan Ponce de LeonPresent-day Florida Hernando de SotoPresent-day Florida west to Oklahoma

21. Success of Spain in the Americas Name three reasons Spain was successful in conquering Native American Empires. 1. 2. 3.

22. Success of Spain in the Americas Name three reasons Spain was successful in conquering Native American Empires. 1. Advanced Weapons 2. Native people’s dislike for their own Aztec overlords 3. No immunity to European diseases

23. 1. How were the Spanish able to defeat mighty Native American Empires? 2. How did stories of the “Seven Cities of Cibola” affect Spanish exploration? 3. Whom did Las Casas try to protect? 4. What three kinds of settlements did Spain establish in the Americas? How did they differ? 5. What groups made up the class system in Spanish America? Reflection Questions 2.3

24. Discussion Question 2.3 MLA Format No less than 150 words One conquistador explained, “We came to serve God and the king, and also to get rich.” In what way do you think conquistadors planned to serve “God and the king.”

25. Exploring North America Chapter 2, Section 4

26. Vocabulary 1. Mercantilism 2. Columbian Exchange 3. Northwest Passage 4. Coureur de Bois

27. Exploration of North America CausesEffects Protestant Reformation Search for the Northwest Passage Early Trading Activities

28. Exploration of North America CausesEffects Protestant ReformationProtestants sought religious freedoms in North America Search for the Northwest Passage The exploration of present-day Canada Early Trading ActivitiesThe French, Dutch, and English establish fur-trading posts

29. Columbian Exchange Effects on the Americas (3)Effects on Europe (2)

30. Columbian Exchange Effects on the Americas (3)Effects on Europe (2) Importation of wheat, grapes, and livestock Introduction of new foods Introduction of diseasesEstablishment of a cheap supply of labor Establishment of slavery

31. Reflection Questions 2.4 1. What role did religion play in the exploration of North America? 2. Why was the idea of a Northwest passage important? 3. How did the French goals in the Americas differ from the goals of other European nations? 4. How did the economic theory of mercantilism influence the exploration and settlement of North America by Europeans?

32. Discussion Question 2.4 MLA Format 150 words or more Compare the early exploration efforts of France, Spain and England. What event in Europe was mostly responsible for the drive across the Atlantic?