Cruising the World (colonization)

Cruisin’ the WorldCruisin’ the World

The world is forever changed.The world is forever changed.

© 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX

Exploration Thought Questions Exploration Thought Questions

Respond to the following questions in your Respond to the following questions in your Interactive Notebook.Interactive Notebook.

1. Where would you go if 1. Where would you go if you could visit any place you could visit any place in the world? Why?in the world? Why?

2. How would you raise 2. How would you raise money for your trip? money for your trip?


3. Who would you take with you? Do 3. Who would you take with you? Do you need people with special skills?you need people with special skills?

4. What problems might you 4. What problems might you encounter?encounter?

5. What emotions would you 5. What emotions would you experience during your voyage?experience during your voyage?


6. What items would you bring 6. What items would you bring back?back?

7. In what ways would your trip be 7. In what ways would your trip be rewarding to you?rewarding to you?


Do you realize that we are no different than Do you realize that we are no different than the explorers who sailed the world during the explorers who sailed the world during

the Age of Exploration?the Age of Exploration?

We may dress differently,We may dress differently,

and have improved and have improved technology. technology.

use different transportation,use different transportation,


However, history is made by…. However, history is made by….

who experience the who experience the same emotions .same emotions .


The emotions, dreams, and ambitions of The emotions, dreams, and ambitions of people are the same no matter when we people are the same no matter when we

may have lived.may have lived.

Our surroundings Our surroundings are just different.are just different.


So you see, since we are human and the So you see, since we are human and the explorers were human… we are not so explorers were human… we are not so

different. Keep this idea in mind as we study different. Keep this idea in mind as we study exploration, or any part of history for that exploration, or any part of history for that

matter. We are related to people in history. matter. We are related to people in history. We just live in the present.We just live in the present.


1. Read the instructions for 1. Read the instructions for Part IPart I on your student activity on your student activity sheet. Write words that sheet. Write words that describe the Middle Ages as describe the Middle Ages as you view the slides. Use as you view the slides. Use as many descriptive and many descriptive and emotional words as possible.emotional words as possible.

2. Write the definition of 2. Write the definition of feudalismfeudalism on your student on your student activity sheet.activity sheet.


Let’s look at how the Age of Let’s look at how the Age of Exploration began.Exploration began.

In order to understand how important In order to understand how important exploration was to the world, we need to go exploration was to the world, we need to go back to a time when exploration was of little back to a time when exploration was of little

importance----importance----


During theDuring the Middle Ages (500-1350),Middle Ages (500-1350), life waslife was hard and people were struggling just to hard and people were struggling just to survive.survive.

There was constant threat from There was constant threat from outside invaders.outside invaders.

Food was scarce.Food was scarce.

Disease was rampant.Disease was rampant.


People spent much of their time and People spent much of their time and energy just trying to survive. There energy just trying to survive. There

was little leisure time to be interested in was little leisure time to be interested in the outside world, much less time to the outside world, much less time to

explore it.explore it.

Eventually, a social and political system Eventually, a social and political system developed that helped to bring stability and developed that helped to bring stability and

peace to Europe.peace to Europe.


FeudalismFeudalismFeudalism was a Feudalism was a

system of system of loyaltyloyalty and and protection protection in the in the

Middle Ages.Middle Ages.KingKing

LordsLords

KnightsKnights

SerfsSerfs


However, the king needed his However, the king needed his subjects below him for his subjects below him for his survival, too. He was even loyal survival, too. He was even loyal to the serfs, for they provided to the serfs, for they provided food.food.

Everyone was loyal to the king Everyone was loyal to the king because he provided a place to live because he provided a place to live

and knights for protection.and knights for protection.


KingKingKingKing

LordsLordsLordsLords

KnightsKnightsKnightsKnights

SerfsSerfsSerfsSerfs

Feudal SocietyFeudal SocietyFeudal SocietyFeudal Society This system of This system of loyaltyloyalty and and protectionprotection called called feudalismfeudalism worked worked from...from...

This system of This system of loyaltyloyalty and and protectionprotection called called feudalismfeudalism worked worked from...from...

top to bottomtop to bottom top to bottomtop to bottom bottom to topbottom to topbottom to topbottom to topandandandand


Complete Complete Part II Part II of your student of your student activity sheet as we discuss the activity sheet as we discuss the following slides on the Crusades.following slides on the Crusades.


Eventually, life became somewhat Eventually, life became somewhat easier and people were not so easier and people were not so

afraid to leave their feudal afraid to leave their feudal manors.manors.

In 1095 Pope Urban II called In 1095 Pope Urban II called on all Christians to leave their on all Christians to leave their homes and defend their faith homes and defend their faith

by joining the Crusades.by joining the Crusades.


The CrusadesThe Crusades

The CrusadesThe Crusades were a series of wars were a series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims fought between Christians and Muslims from thefrom the 1090s-1270s1090s-1270s over control of the over control of the Holy Land.Holy Land.

The Middle The Middle EastEast

The Holy LandThe Holy Land


The Crusades were important The Crusades were important because...because...

Europeans ventured to Asia for Europeans ventured to Asia for the first time.the first time.

AsiaAsia


Effects of the CrusadesEffects of the Crusades

Europeans were introduced to Europeans were introduced to new foods and products.new foods and products.

There was a renewed There was a renewed interest in trade.interest in trade.


People came into contact with others outside of People came into contact with others outside of their feudal manors. their feudal manors.

Ideas and learning became more Ideas and learning became more widespread.widespread.


Europe was on the verge of a great rebirth of Europe was on the verge of a great rebirth of cultural borrowing known as thecultural borrowing known as the


““Renaissance” (1400-1600)Renaissance” (1400-1600) actually means actually means “rebirth.” It was a rebirth of ideas in art, “rebirth.” It was a rebirth of ideas in art, religion, science, and learning that had religion, science, and learning that had flourished in ancient Greek and Roman times.flourished in ancient Greek and Roman times.

Strong European Strong European nations emerged during nations emerged during this time period.this time period.


People did not have to struggle as much to People did not have to struggle as much to survive during thesurvive during the RenaissanceRenaissance. . They had They had more leisure time. Some very famous figures more leisure time. Some very famous figures used that leisure time to create and invent used that leisure time to create and invent wonderful things.wonderful things.

printed printed GutenbergGutenberg books.books.


MichelangeloMichelangelo paintedpainted and sculpted.and sculpted.

magnifiedmagnifiedGalileoGalileo the heavens.the heavens.


Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote.wrote.

LeonardoLeonardo inventedinvented and paintedand painted


The height of European exploration The height of European exploration occurred during theoccurred during the RenaissanceRenaissance..


1. Complete 1. Complete Part IIIPart III of your note of your note sheet. Write an analogy about the sheet. Write an analogy about the Renaissance. Further instructions Renaissance. Further instructions are on your student activity sheet.are on your student activity sheet.

2. Complete 2. Complete Part IVPart IV of your of your student activity sheet as we student activity sheet as we discuss the three discoveries of discuss the three discoveries of America. America.


The credited discovery of the New World The credited discovery of the New World occurred during theoccurred during the Renaissance Renaissance..

However, the New World was discovered even However, the New World was discovered even before the Age of Exploration.before the Age of Exploration.

There were actually three important There were actually three important discoveries of America.discoveries of America.


First Discovery of AmericaFirst Discovery of America

Native Americans migrated across Native Americans migrated across the Bering Strait on a land bridge from the Bering Strait on a land bridge from Asia, maybe as early as 70,000 years Asia, maybe as early as 70,000 years ago.ago.

The earliest Native The earliest Native Americans built Americans built mounds across mounds across the Eastern half of the Eastern half of the U.S. over 3,000 the U.S. over 3,000 years ago.years ago.


Leif Ericsson and the Vikings Leif Ericsson and the Vikings landed in far North America in landed in far North America in about 1,000 A.D. about 1,000 A.D.

Second Discovery of AmericaSecond Discovery of America

They named the land They named the land “Vinland” because of “Vinland” because of the abundance of wild the abundance of wild grapes.grapes.


In 1492 Christopher Columbus In 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. Columbus discovered the New World. Columbus thought he was in India, but actually thought he was in India, but actually he had reached the New World. He he had reached the New World. He did not set foot on North America, but did not set foot on North America, but his discovery ushered in the Age of his discovery ushered in the Age of Exploration.Exploration.

Third Discovery of AmericaThird Discovery of America


So what would make these brave individuals So what would make these brave individuals leave their homes for parts unknown? Think leave their homes for parts unknown? Think about your imagined voyage when we started about your imagined voyage when we started this activity. Why did you go on your voyage? I this activity. Why did you go on your voyage? I bet some of the reasons are the same!bet some of the reasons are the same!

We have a lot more in We have a lot more in common with people in common with people in history than you might history than you might think.think.


As we view the next slides on As we view the next slides on the “Explorer Hall of Fame”, the “Explorer Hall of Fame”, think about what you and the think about what you and the explorers might have in explorers might have in common.common.

Explorer Hall of FameExplorer Hall of Fame

A few explorers who made a A few explorers who made a difference.difference.


Prince Henry the Navigator- Prince Henry the Navigator- Portugal Portugal

Prince Henry never explored, but he was Prince Henry never explored, but he was instrumental in promoting exploration by:instrumental in promoting exploration by:

financing many voyages for financing many voyages for Portugal.Portugal.

starting a school for navigation starting a school for navigation at Sagres that initiated many at Sagres that initiated many advancements in sailing.advancements in sailing.


Christopher Columbus- Christopher Columbus- SpainSpainColumbus thought he was in the Columbus thought he was in the Indies, but he really had Indies, but he really had “discovered” the New World.“discovered” the New World.

Many explorers followed his routes Many explorers followed his routes to the New World.to the New World.


Amerigo Vespucci- Amerigo Vespucci- ItalyItaly

Amerigo followed Columbus’s Amerigo followed Columbus’s route to the New World. He route to the New World. He wrote to a friend that he had wrote to a friend that he had indeed discovered a new indeed discovered a new continent.continent.

From the name From the name “Amerigo” we get… “Amerigo” we get…


Ferdinand Magellan- Ferdinand Magellan- SpainSpain

Magellan’s voyage was the first to Magellan’s voyage was the first to circumnavigate the globe. circumnavigate the globe.

However, Magellan was killed in However, Magellan was killed in the Philippines during a battle the Philippines during a battle with natives.with natives.

His crew put his body in a pickling His crew put his body in a pickling barrel and finished the voyage, so barrel and finished the voyage, so technically, Magellan did sail around technically, Magellan did sail around the world.the world.


The Conquistadors- The Conquistadors- SpainSpain

The conquistadors were the The conquistadors were the Spanish conquerors who were Spanish conquerors who were looking for the looking for the “Three G’s”“Three G’s”......

goldgold

God God

gloryglory

Two of the most famous were:Two of the most famous were:

Hernan Cortes who conquered Hernan Cortes who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.the Aztecs in Mexico.

Francisco Pizarro who Francisco Pizarro who conquered the Incas in Peru.conquered the Incas in Peru.


Jacques Cartier- Jacques Cartier- FranceFrance

Cartier was looking for the Cartier was looking for the Northwest Passage, a believed Northwest Passage, a believed waterway to China through North waterway to China through North America. America.

•claimed much of Eastern claimed much of Eastern Canada for France.Canada for France.

During his search he: During his search he:

•discovered the mouth of the St. discovered the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. Lawrence River.


Henry Hudson- Henry Hudson- EnglandEngland

During his search for the Northwest During his search for the Northwest Passage, Hudson discovered the Passage, Hudson discovered the Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay.Hudson Bay.

Hudson was viewed as too intense and Hudson was viewed as too intense and unfair. Eventually his crew mutinied unfair. Eventually his crew mutinied (rebelled) and left him to die in the icy (rebelled) and left him to die in the icy North Atlantic.North Atlantic.


Sir Frances Drake- Sir Frances Drake- EnglandEnglandDrake was a famous English “Sea Drake was a famous English “Sea Dog” who raided ships of the Dog” who raided ships of the Spanish Armada. Eventually, he Spanish Armada. Eventually, he helped defeat the Armada.helped defeat the Armada.

Drake was the first Englishman to Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world.circumnavigate the world.


Write a five to six sentence level Write a five to six sentence level one writing in your Interactive one writing in your Interactive Notebook addressing the following Notebook addressing the following question:question:

How are we related to people in How are we related to people in history? In other words, how are history? In other words, how are we like the people we will study in we like the people we will study in history?history?

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