1. Warm Up
What is a conquistador? Can you name one of the conquistadors that we talked about yesterday and any facts that you learned about him

2. Conquistadors

3. Content Objective
I am learning about Conquistadors. The purpose of this is to be able to describe the qualities of a good leader and evaluate their leadership. Today I am going to learn about 4 key conquistadors. I will then predict which of the 4 conquistadors was better suited to conquer the new world and support with 1 detail from todays reading.

4. Complete the following notes/ work on page 36 of your spiral Label page 36 Conquistadors

5. Copy this Chart onto Page 36
Ferdinand Magellan
Who
What
When
Where
Why
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto

6. Spain vs Portugal
Christopher Columbus asks both countries to sponsor his voyage- Spain agrees Portugal saw the wealth that Spain was getting, and wanted to be part of the action. Countries became rivals and tried to stop each other from claiming land in the Americas

7. Spain vs Portugal 1494- countries signed Treaty of Tordesillas
This set the line of Demarcation (imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole at 50 degrees longitude
Spain got everything to the west, while Portugal got everything to the east.
What language is spoken in most of Latin America today?
What language is spoken in Brazil?

9. Spanish Conquistadors
Soldier- explorers who settled in the Americas in hopes of finding treasure
Inspired by Columbus to seek fortune in the New World
Many came from the part of Spain called Extramadura
Poor soil, icy winters, and blistering hot summers held little chance for wealth
Hernan Cortes was born in this province

10. Early Conquests
Ferdinand Magellan Marco Polo Christopher Columbus Hernando de Soto

11. Map of the World in 1565

12. Task
You are going to read about each of these explorers. After you read about each explorer, you are to complete the 5 W’s (who, what, where, when, why) about that explorer Then create a 20 word GIST or less about who they are, where they came from, and what did they accomplish. Once you have created your GIST, you are to rank each of these explores from 1 (being the best) to 4 (being the worst)

13. Processing- completed on page 35
Predict which of the 4 conquistadors was better suited to conquer the new world. Support with 1 detail from todays reading.