DO NOW: Copy and answer each of the following questions into your notebook. 1.What is feudalism? 2. How did feudalism affect Chinese dynasties?
AIM: What factors motivated oceanic exploration before 1450?
Chinese Dynasties Dates Shang BCE Western Zhou BCE Eastern Zhou BCE Qin221 BCE-206 CE Han CE Sui CE Tang618 – 906 CE Song960 – 1279 CE Yuan1279 – 1368 CE Ming CE Qing1644 – 1908 CE
Chinese Dynasties In the Age of Indian Ocean Exploration ( CE) Tang Dynasty ( ) Song Dynasty ( ) Yuan Dynasty ( ) Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644)
1. Who were the Vikings and where were they from? 2. When did they live? 3. Where did the Vikings explore? 4. Who were Leif Erikson and Eric the Red? 5. Where was Vinland?