Study Guide for Chapter 14


Know the following terms:

1. monopoly
2. bullion
3. capital
4. caravel
5. circumnavigation
6. colony
7. balance of trade
8. joint-stock company
9. capitalism
10. Commercial Revolution


Know who the following explorers are, what country they are from, and what they are most known for.

1. Hernan Cortez
2. Francisco Pizzaro
3. Juan Ponce de Leon
4. Amerigo Vespucci
5. Vasco de Balboa
6. Vasco de Gama
7. John Cabot
8. Leif Erikson
9. Hernando de Soto
10. Ferdinand Magellan
11. Montezuma
12. Francisco de Coronado
13. Christopher Columbus
14. Vinland
15. Henry Hudson
16. Prince Henry the Navigator


Know the following information about the Age of Exploration.

1. Why did Europeans want a sea route to the East?
2. What were the four main motivators for explorers to explore?
3. Which country most threatened Italy’s dominance of trade?
4. Who were the Europeans to explore North America?
5. What type of ship was used by Europeans?
6. What were the three ships Columbus sailed?
7. Did Magellan finish is quest around the world?
8. What were some of the European exports?
9. What did they import?
10. Who held the monopoly of the spice trade in the East?
11. Know you directions: North, South, East, and West.
12. What is a navigator?
13. What is cartography?
14. Who was the first governor of Florida?
15. Who conquered the Aztecs? Who conquered the Incas?

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher: Alena Hallack

Week of: April 23, 2007

Subject: The Age of Exploration
Topic: European explorers
Materials: PowerPoint, notes, and work

Objectives:

Evaluate the impact of the early Spanish contacts with Indians in the Americas.
Describe early European explorations in North America.


Instruction/Guided Practice: Independent Practice/Homework:

Monday
American Exploration
1. La Salle worksheet
2. Henry Hudson
3. Cartier
4. Cabot

Homework
Handouts not finished in class

Tuesday
American Exploration
1. Ponce de Leon
2. Coronado
3. Hernato de Soto

Homework:
Handouts not finished in class

Wednesday
” Cortez and Pizzaro: The conquest of the Incans and Aztecs.
Worksheets: Who was Cortez?
Video: The Conquistadors

Homework:

Handouts not finished in class

Thursday
Pizzaro and the destruction of the Incas
Activities: Who was Pizzaro?
Video: “The search for El Dorado

Homework
Handouts not finished in class

Friday Review for exam on April 30th.
Video: “1421, the Year China Discovered America?”
Check their notebooks

Homework

None


Assessment: Test on April 30th (on calendar)
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