CKLA Unit 9 Lesson 1

Unit 9 Lesson 1

Introduction to Early Explorations of North America

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What was the world like in 1491?

• There was a pandemic in America.

• Computers were just being invented in America.

• The people of the Americas did not know the Europeans existed and vice versa.

• The Europeans were able to travel by airplane.

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True or False:

In 1491, most Europeans did not know that North and South America existed.

• True

• False

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True or False:

In 1491, most people of the Americas already knew that Europe existed.

• True

• False

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How did the early explorers change the world?

• They traveled monthly from Europe to the Americas.

• They connected Asia with the Americas, which brought people across the Bering Strait.

• Europe and the Americas, people were the same and came together.

• They connected Europe with the Americas, which brought people from very different cultures together.

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The chart has a column titled “Source of Funding.” What did that mean?

• That was the place that provided money for the explorer’s voyage

• That was place the explorer set of to explore

• That was who built the boat.

• That was the place the explorer had to pay before they could go on a voyage.

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True or False:

Christopher Columbus landed in the East Indies just as he planned.

• True

• False

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True or False:

The Spanish explorers set out to find gold and silver.

• True

• False

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What is the meaning of the word spice?

• To take over completely

• A substance from a plant that has a specific smell or taste and is used to add flavor to food.

• To bring in from somewhere else

• A food that has no specific smell or taste.

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What did you learn about that is scarce and expensive today?

• Iron

• Copper

• Silver

• Gold

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What is the meaning of the word overwhelm?

• To build something

• To take over completely

• To bring in from somewhere else

• To try learning something new

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What are peppercorns and cloves are used for?

• to add flavor to food

• to take flavor out of food

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Click all that are true:

What new facts about peppercorns did you read about?

• peppercorns cannot be grown in Europe,

• peppercorns from India are easy to come by

• peppercorns can be purchased in grocery stores today

• peppercorns have the same flavor ras cloves

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What is the meaning of the word import?

• A specific smell or taste

• To take over completely

• To bring in from somewhere else

• A substance from a plan

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True or False:

Cloves and cinnamon cannot be grown in Europe.

• True

• False

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Click on the 3 correct answers.

What were European explorers looking for?

• gold,

• potatoes

• spices

• a shorter way to the Far East

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Why is gold still expensive today?

• everyone has it

• it is easy to find

• it is everywhere

• it is very scarce

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How is cinnamon different from other spices?

• It is made from the branches of trees

• It is part of a plant root

• It is made from the inner bark of a plant.

• It is found in the fruit on an apple tree

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Click on the 2 reasons;

Why were the European explorers so eager to find spices?

• Spices were scarce in Europe and so it was expensive.

• Finding spices could cost the explores and they would become poor.

• Finding spices could bring great wealth to the explorers.

• Spices were grown everywhere and were inexpensive.

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What is the meaning of the word whiz?

• a person who is not extremely skilled at something

• a person who is extremely skilled at something

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Click the 2 that tell who Toscanelli was and what role he played in the planning and journeys of European explorers?

• Toscanelli was a mapmaker who created a map based on where he thought places were in the world.

• Many European explorers never used this map to try to find a new route to the Far East.

• Toscanelli was a mapmaker who created a map based on where many other people thought places were in the world.

• Many European explorers used this map to try to find a new route to the Far East.

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How did Europeans know about China?

• They had played the game Marco Polo.

• They had read the book journaling Julius Caesar's trip to the America.

• They had read the book journaling Marco Polo’s trip to the Far East.

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. How does Toscanelli’s map explain why Columbus and other European explorers confused the West with the East Indies?

• Toscanelli’s map showed that if you sailed south from Europe, you would eventually reach the Americas, but it did not show the Indies because Toscanelli did not know it was there. So when Columbus and other European explorers sailed north and arrived in the Indies they thought they reached the America

• Toscanelli’s map showed that if you sailed west from Europe, you would eventually reach the Indies (Asia), but it did not show the Americas because Toscanelli did not know it was there. So when Columbus and other European explorers sailed west and arrived in the Americas, they thought they reached the Indies

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What is the meaning of the word voyage?

• a long journey, usually by water

• a short journey usually by land

• a long journey usually by land

• a very short journey usually by air

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Which sentence is the best summary of today’s lesson?

• Cinnamon is different from other spices because it is made from the bark of a plant.

• Following Columbus’s voyage in 1492, many European explorers made trips west using Toscanelli’s map as a guide in search of spices and treasure.

• Columbus’s explorations marked the start of the Age of Exploration.