2-Age of Exploration
Why do people explore?
European exploration to the Americas, starting in the 1400s
Lesson 1 - Technology Shapes Exploration
Vocabulary Names
merchant 1. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
navigation 2. The Vikings
astrolabe 3. Prince Henry
technology 4. Bartolomeu Dias
caravel 5. Vasco da Gama
trading post
slave trade
Essential Question
1. Who were some of the first European groups in exploration?
2. Why did Europeans set out to explore?
3. When did Europeans start exploration?
4. Where did Europeans intend on exploring?
5. What brought Europeans to the Americas?
6. What were some early navigation tools that helped European explorers?
7. What was Prince Henry’s contribution to navigation?
8. What is the purpose of trading posts?
9. Why did Europeans get involved in the slave trade?
10. Name two European explorers and tell which country they came from and which country they explored.
Lesson 2 - Explorers for Spain
Vocabulary People
patron 1. Christopher Columbus 7. Juan Ponce de Leon
conquistador 2. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella 8. Hernando de Soto
expedition 3. Tainos 9. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
empire 4. Hernan Cortes 10. Catholics
circumnavigate 5. the Aztecs
colony 6. Ferdinand Magellan
Essential Questions
1. Why did Christopher Columbus set out in the late 1400s?
2. Who were his patrons?
3. Where did he settle?
4. What was his relationship with the Tainos?
5. What was the relationship between Cortes and the Aztecs?
6. What was Ferdinand Magellan’s role in exploration?
7. What was Ponce de Leon’s role in exploration?
8. What was Hernando de Soto’s role in exploration?
9. What was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s role in exploration?
10. What was the first Spanish town in the North America, and where was it located?
Lesson 3 - The Colombian Exchange
Vocabulary
Columbian Exchange
epidemic
devastation
Essential Questions
1. What is the Colombian Exchange?
2. What is an epidemic?
3. What was the cause of great devastation to Native Americans and Africans after the arrival Europeans to the Americas?
4. How did cultural groups benefit from the Columbian Exchange?
5. What were some items new to Europeans?
6. What were some items new to Native Americans and Africans?
7. What was the economic benefit for Europeans?
8. What was the religious effect on Native Americans and Africans?
9. What are some Native American and African words incorporated into the English language?
10. Name two cultural aspects from Africa that are now part of American culture as a result of the Columbian Exchange.
Study Guide for Test
Vocabulary
astrolabe caravel circumnavigate colonization
devastation epidemic expedition navigation
slave trade technology trading post
Dates
1.Viking exploration
2. Slavery began in the Americas.
3. European explorers arrival to Americas.
4. Colonization in the Americas began
5. Christopher Columbus’ arrival to Americas.
Places
1. Where explorers intended to explore.
2. Led Europe in exploration.
3. Name of the oldest town established by Europeans in the U.S.
4. Where American slaves came from.
5. Where Christopher Columbus landed.
6. Where Spain and Portugal are located.
7. Where the conquistadores came from.
8. Where the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are located.
9. Worst places on which Native Americans were forced to live as a result of
People
Aztecs empire
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand colony
merchants conquistadores
patron monarchs
Essays
Explain the causes and effects of the Colombian Exchange. Use complete sentences and terms learned during this chapter.
Why did Europeans explore and settle the Americas? Use complete sentences and terms learned during this chapter.