European Explorers
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Social Studies
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6th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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24 Slides • 17 Questions
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Europeans Come to America
pg. 224-229
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Note: You do not need to include accents over letters while spelling explorers' names in this lesson.
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European Trading
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Why did Europeans want to find a
water route to Asia?
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Improvements in
Navigation
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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astrolabe - an
instrument that
measured the
positions of the
stars and planets
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compass - shows the
direction of the magnetic
north
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Why was the caravel an improvement
on earlier ships?
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caravel - sailing
vessel designed for
rough seas and long
voyages
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Open Ended
How did new technology enourage European explorations? Write in complete sentences and proofread your work before submitting it.
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The Voyages of
Columbus
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Why did Columbus want to sail west
to reach Asia?
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Dropdown
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Where did Columbus land?
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Drag and Drop
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Map Skills
pg. 227
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Multiple Choice
How many voyages did Columbus make from Spain to Latin America?
four
three
five
zero
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Which Portuguese explorer traveled to South America?
Columbus
Cabral
Balboa
Ponce de Leon
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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Naming the
Americas
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Drag and Drop
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How did Vespucci’s ideas about the
lands he explored differ from those of
Columbus?
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Why was Amerigo Vespucci’s name
put on a world map?
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The Race Begins
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Multiple Choice
Which European countries claimed lands in the Western Hemisphere?
Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, the Netherlands
Spain and Portual
Britain, Spain, the Netherlands
the Netherland, Spain, France, Croatia, Portugal, Italy
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Poll
Which land did Cabral claim for Portugal?
present-day Chile
present-day Argentina
present-day Ecuador
present-day Brazil
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A Variety of Goals
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What are three reasons that explorers
went to the Americas?
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How did Balboa’s exploration extend
European knowledge of the world?
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Open Ended
What are three reasons that explorers went to the Americas? Make a list.
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A Voyage Around
the World
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What was important about the
discovery of the Strait of Magellan?
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Strait of Magellan -
a narrow waterway
at the southern end
of South America
(add to Latin
America map)
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Dropdown
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Open Ended
Did Magellan achieve his goal? Write in complete sentences.
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Map Skills
pg. 229
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Multiple Choice
In which direction did Magellan sail when he left Spain?
southwest
northwest
north
southeast
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Multiple Choice
In which direction did Magellan sail across the Pacific?
northwest
south
east
northeast
Europeans Come to America
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