The Age of Exploration: Recap Lesson

The Age of Exploration: Recap Lesson

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*A conquest is when a territory is conquered/defeated.

​*Exploration is when you search and discover something.

​*Colonization is the act of one country taking over/controlling another country.

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*​Europe’s search for cheaper spices started the Age of Exploration.

*Spices were so valuable because they were use to preserve food and as medicine.​

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​*During the Middle Ages, Europeans used the Silk Road when trading spices with Asia.

*The Silk Road was shut down during the 15th century by the Turks.​

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​Week 1: Introduction

Multiple Choice

Q. What was the name of the land route used for trade during the Middle Ages?

• The Silk Road

• The Silk Route

Multiple Choice

Q. This is when the Age of Exploration happened.

• 800-1200CE

• 1200-1400BCE

• 1400-1600CE

• 1600-1800CE

Open Ended

Q. What exactly are spices? Why were they so valuable to the Europeans?

Multiple Choice

In which hemisphere are the Spice Islands located?

• The Northern Hemisphere

• The Southern Hemisphere

*Europeans also wanted to explore the world outside of their continent.

*Europeans became curious after the Crusades and reading about Marco Polo's adventures.​

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*​Motives = cheaper spices & curiosity

*Means = caravel ship & sea routes​

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​*Recap activities.

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​Week 2: The Means & the Motives

Fill in the Blanks

The Age of Exploration would not have been possible if it wasn't for the

ship.

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*​The Age of Exploration began with the country of Portugal.

*The Portuguese developed the caravel ship with the help of Prince Henry.

*Portugal discovered​ the west coast of Africa & Brazil.

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​*Sailors were very brave as they had to deal with scurvy, shipwrecks, storms, seasickness, thirst, hunger fear.

*Monuments have been built & dedicated to their sacrifice.​

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​Week 3: The Portuguese Exploration

Multiple Choice

Was Prince Henry an explorer?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Q. Why are historical monuments frequently visited?

Multiple Select

Q. Which of the following explorers sailed for Portugal?

(Select 2)

• Dias

• Columbus

• Magellan

• Da Gama

Multiple Choice

Q. According to the same map, what did Magellan achieve?

• Finding Central America

• Landing in South Africa

• Circumnavigating the world

• Landing in India

Open Ended

Q. During the Age of Exploration, what conditions on board a ship would contribute to a mutiny happening?

Multiple Choice

Q. When responding to a written source, I must:

1) Take evidence from the text

2) Use the EXACT same words as is in the text

and...

• 3) Use inverted commas 'hi'

• 3) Use inverted commas ,hi,

Multiple Choice

Q. When responding to a visual source, I must:

• Write about what I think is happening

• Say what I see and then say what I think it means

*Unlike Portugal, Spain tried to reach Asia by sailing west but instead stumbled across the unknown continent of America.

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*​Spain became the first country to circumnavigate the world during Magellan's sea voyage.​

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*It is really important to use quotation marks & exact quotes when analyzing a written primary source.​

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​Week 4: What role did Spain play?

Multiple Choice

Q. Why were Spain and Portugal brilliantly placed to initiate the Age of Exploration?

• Both countries are on the edge of Europe and they are warm

• Both countries are mountainous

• Both countries have excellent roads

• Both countries are on the edge of Europe and they are surrounded by water

*Columbus discovered Central America.

*He set sail with 3 ships - the Nina, the Pinta & the Santa Maria.

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*​Columbus has become a controversial person in history.​

*​Columbus Day has been replaced in some US states with Indigenous People's Day.

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​*There was both positive & negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange.

*Positives: new food traded, contact made between different people​

*Negatives: diseases, slave trade​

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​Week 5: Christopher Columbus

Poll

Should Columbus be viewed as a hero or a villain?

• Hero

• Villian

• A bit of both...

• Undecided

Open Ended

In your opinion, was the Columbian Exchange good or bad?

Open Ended

Q. How did the Age of Exploration modernize the world?