1. Unit 2 Exploration and Colonization
Lessons
Review
Maps
Maps
Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer
What happens when different cultures first meet?
Teacher Notes
The Big Idea: What happens when different cultures first meet?
Exploration and Colonization
Unit 2 Exploration and Colonization

2. The World Expands Vocabulary Reading Skill Lesson 1
profit
merchant
barter
navigation
How did Europeans learn about other cultures?
Reading Skill
Cause and Effect
Teacher Notes
Essential Question: How did Europeans learn about other cultures?

3. The World Expands The Middle Ages Write About It!
Who were the first Europeans to reach North America and why did they abandon the colony?
Vikings were the first to arrive and they may have left because of diseases and battles with native people.
Teacher Notes
Write About It!: How did the Crusades lead to trade between Europe and Asia?
The Crusades gave Europe greater contact with Asia. Crusaders brought back silks and spices. The demand for Asian goods increased trade between Europe and Asia.
The Crusades were wars for control of Jerusalem.
Marco Polo was one of the most famous merchants in Europe.
He lived in Asia for many years before returning to Europe.
He wrote about his travels in The Travels of Marco Polo and inspired many Europeans to look for new routes to Asia.
The Silk Road was a collection of roads that connected China, India, and the Mediterranean.
Through this trade route, Europeans learned about the printing press, gun powder, and the magnetic compass.
Write About It!
How did the Crusades lead to trade between Europe and Asia?

4. The World Expands
Why did Europeans look for new trade routes to Europe?
The journey to Europe was long and dangerous. A new route would save time and money.
What were the effects of trade with Africa?
The Muslim faith was introduced in new places.
Many Africans were enslaved.
Teacher Notes
Fighting among themselves, many African nations were weakened and Europeans began enslaving Africans.

5. The World Expands
What advances in the science of navigation and technology helped further exploration?
The development of maps
Development of a new ship, the caravel, with both square and triangle-shaped sails, which allowed the ship to change direction and catch the wind more easily.
Chinese compasses pointed north and allowed sailors to navigate south of the equator.
Globes
Astrolabe measures height of sun and stars above the earth.
Teacher Notes
Prince Henry from Portugal believed that ships could sail south along the western coast of Africa to reach Asia.
He wanted to find new sea routes to Africa to increase Portugal’s wealth.
He set up a school where experts worked on navigation.
Before these new developments, sailors rarely left sight of land.