1. Day 1 Chapter 2 Bellringer What inventions have made it easier for people to communicate in the last 25 years? Do you use any of these inventions? How do you think future inventions will make it easier to communicate?

2. Chapter 2 Day 2 Bellringer Monday is the 5 th anniversary of the September 11 th attacks on NYC and the Pentagon. Write 2-3 paragraphs about: Where were you when you found out about the attacks of 9/11? Did an adult explain to you the effect of 9/11 on our country? Do you know anyone who was affected by the 9/11 attacks personally? How does 9/11 affect our lives today? How did 9/11 play a role in learning about social studies/US History? Do you think that an attack on the US is likely to happen again? Are we doing enough to protect our nation from terrorist attacks? What can you do to protect our nation from terrorist attack? How does the war in Iraq play a role in the fight against terrorism? How do you feel about the soldiers that are fighting against terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq?

3. Chapter 2 Day 3 Bellringer Open your book to page 30. Look at the picture of Columbus encountering the Taino Indians. Describe, in detail, what you see in that depiction. Tell me what you think is happening.

4. Chapter 2 Day 4 Bellringer Is exploration in space today the same as European exploration of the oceans during the Age of Exploration? Do you think people will colonize space in the future?

5. Chapter 2 Day 5 Bellringer Use your book to create a timeline with the following dates from Chapter 1 & 2 1. Late 300’s 2. 500-1500 3. Mid 1300’s 4. 1492

6. Chapter 2 Day 6 Bellringer Imagine you are a sailor on Columbus’ 1492 voyage. Write a diary entry about your feelings when you finally reach land on October 12, 1492. Also describe what you saw on that first day on land.

7. Chapter 2 Day 8 Bellringer What was Christopher Columbus’s main goal in sailing west from Europe? Did he accomplish this goal? Why or why not?

8. Chapter 2 Day 9 Bellringer Was Christopher Columbus a good man? Why or why not? Do you think we should continue to celebrate Columbus Day to celebrate his accomplishments? Why?

9. Chapter 2 Day 10 Bellringer Use your book to define the following words from chapter 2: Viceroy Convert Capital

10. Chapter 2 Day 11 Bellringer Open your book to section 4 of chapter 2. What were some of the plants and animals sent from the New World to Europe? How about from Europe to the New World?

11. Chapter 2 Day 12 Bellringer Choose one of the explorers you are working on for your map. Write the beginning of a newspaper article about that explorer describing his major accomplishment. Make sure you come up with a headline for your article!!

12. Chapter 2 Day 13 Bellringer Define the following words from Chapter 2. Circumnavigate Convert Northwest Passage

13. Chapter 2 Day 14 Bellringer What have been the best parts of US History so far this year? What has been the worst part of US History so far this year?