Tuesday – May 1, 2012 Mr. Lombardi

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Do Now: Think back to when we learned about the early civilizations of the Americas (Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas). Create a list of what you remember/what is important about each civilization.

Aim: How did the voyage of Columbus change the Americas?

Early Civilizations of the AmericasAztec Maya Inca

The graph below shows the effects of smallpox, measles, mumps, and influenza (diseases that the native people of the Americas had no immunity to).

After analyzing the provided graph, answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge:

1. Between 1500 and 1620, approximately how many people died?

2. Which twenty-year period saw the most number of people die?

3. Why do you think so few people died between 1595-1605? Explain your answer.

Handout: Explorers Take to the Seas– Analyze/interpret the map.– Read the handout.– Answer the questions.– Due: Tomorrow, May 2

H.W. #8

Unit 8:Global Interactions & The

First Global Age

Preview to Unit 8:Spanish Exploration

The competition for wealth in Asia among European nations prompted Christopher Columbus to make a daring voyage from Spain in 1492. Instead of sailing south around Africa and then east, Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic in search of an alternate trade route to Asia and its riches. Instead of arriving in Asia, he stepped onto an island in the Caribbean. The Europeans would bring many dangers with them to the new world that the natives had not yet been exposed to, such as diseases…

Guiding Questions:

1. Why were the Spanish interested in establishing colonies in the Americas?

2. What actions showed that Columbus had an interest in an empire, even on his first voyage?

3. Why might Montezuma have thought that Cortes was a god?

Summary

1. Why were most of the Spanish explorers drawn to the Americas?

2. How did the voyage of Columbus change the Americas?

• Regents Prep - Age of Exploration