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Mankind (Christopher Columbus)

Mankind (Christopher Columbus)

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Nicole Reale

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Christopher Columbus

Mankind: The Story of Us All

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Important Terms to Watch For:

October 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus

21 days

Isabella and Ferdinand

Japan

Red caps and beads

Disease

Treasure

Hero

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Poll

I thought the video was...

Interesting.

Exciting.

Boring.

Informative.

Cool.

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Open Ended

What happened on October 12, 1492?

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Multiple Select

Check the statements that are TRUE about Christopher Columbus:

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He dreamed of exploring the world.

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He believed the earth was smaller than it actually is.

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He thought the earth was flat.

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He was Italian.

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He was born in Spain.

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Multiple Choice

Columbus believed that the journey across the Atlantic Ocean would take ________ days.


He was VERY wrong! It actually took more than 7 months!

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365

2

100

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21

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31

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Multiple Choice

The king and queen of Spain who paid for Columbus' trip were...

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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

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King George and Queen Elizabeth

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King Kong and Queen Bee

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King Von and Queen Latifah

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Multiple Choice

Columbus gave red ________________ to the Taino people as gifts.

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beans and rice

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beads and caps

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beads and jewels

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beans and apples

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Multiple Choice

Living in a different ecosystem for thousands of years meant that the Taino people had no immunity against deadly _____________.

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weapons

2

animals

3

disease

4

weather

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Type answer...

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Open Ended

How did watching this video increase your understanding of what we learned about Christopher Colu

Christopher Columbus

Mankind: The Story of Us All

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