Ch3.L1.p.77-79.GuidedReading.Two Worlds Meet

Fill in the Blank

~ refer to page 77, text box at bottom titled "The Spice Trade" ~

Spices helped to both flavor food and to keep it from __.

Multiple Choice

~ refer to page 77, text box at bottom titled "The Spice Trade" ~

Where did the most desired spices come from?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

Multiple Select

~ refer to page 77, text box at bottom titled "The Spice Trade" ~

Which of these foods did Europeans discover in the “new hemisphere” (aka on the North and South American continent).

[select all four correct answers]

• potatoes

• tomatoes

• corn

• beans

• wheat

Multiple Choice

~ refer to page 77, section titled "Voyage of Columbus", paragraph 1 ~

Which country did Columbus convince to finance his voyage?

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Germany

Multiple Choice

~ refer to page 77, section titled "Voyage of Columbus", paragraph 1 ~

Where did Columbus want to go?

• Africa

• Asia

• Britain

• North America

Multiple Choice

~ refer to page 77, section titled "Voyage of Columbus", paragraph 1 ~

Other than finding a new route and bringing wealth back, what else did Columbus promise to do?

• Start a war with other European countries.

• Convert people to the Catholic religion.

• Design a better boat for carrying cargo back from Asia.

Multiple Choice

~ refer to page 77, section titled "Voyage of Columbus", paragraph 2 ~

At this time, everyone traveled East along the Silk Road to get to Asia. What was Columbus’s plan?

• Sail South around the Horn of Africa.

• Sail North past the North Sea.

• Sail West directly to Asia.

Multiple Choice

~ refer to page 77, section titled "Voyage of Columbus", paragraph 2 ~

Where did Columbus land?

• Asia

• Present day Florida.

• An island in the Caribbean Sea.

• South America

Open Ended

~ refer to page 77, section titled "Voyage of Columbus", paragraph 2 ~

Why did Columbus name the people he met where he landed "Indios"?

Open Ended

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

When Columbus stumbled upon a new continent, Europeans began referring to it as the “New World.” Europe was the “Old World.”

Were the America’s really new?

Explain your reasoning.

Open Ended

~ page 78, image titled "The Columbian Exchange" at bottom of page ~

Which foods being sent from North America to Europe were you surprised to know didn’t exist in Europe before?

Open Ended

~ page 78, image titled "The Columbian Exchange" at bottom of page ~

Other than food, plants, and animals, what did explorers bring from Europe to North America?

Fill in the Blank

~ page 78, section titled "The Legacy of Columbus," paragraph 1 ~

Columbus claimed all the land, ______, and wealth he discovered for Spain.

Multiple Choice

~ page 78, section titled "The Legacy of Columbus," paragraph 1 ~

Who were the conquistadors?

• British Soldiers

• Spanish Conquerors

• Native American Tribal Leaders

• The people Spain was in conflict with.

Open Ended

~ page 78, section titled "The Legacy of Columbus," paragraph 1 ~

Read the last sentence and then explain what the conquistadors sailed to the Americas for.

Fill in the Blank

~ page 78, section titled "Treatment of Indians," 1st paragraph ~

What is the name of the Native American people that Columbus first came across?

Multiple Choice

~ page 78, section titled "Treatment of Indians," 1st paragraph ~

How did the Spanish end up treating the native people?

• Very friendly the entire time.

• Indifferent. Didn't interact much at all.

• The Spanish were cruel and treated the native people harshly.

Open Ended

~ page 78, section titled "Treatment of Indians," 1st paragraph ~

Explain what Columbus’s tribute system forced native people to do.

Multiple Choice

~ page 79, section titled "The Encomienda," 1st paragraph ~

Who benefited from the encomienda policy?

• Native Americans

• Encomenderos

Multiple Choice

~ page 79, section titled "The Encomienda," 1st paragraph ~

What two things did encomienda give the encomendero?

• land and people

• land and money

• money and people

• people and money

Open Ended

~ page 79, section titled "The Encomienda," 1st paragraph ~

What four things were encomendero’s expected to do for the Native Americans?

Open Ended

~ page 79, section titled "The Encomienda," 2 paragraph ~

How did encomenderos actually treat the Native American?

Open Ended

~ page 79, section titled "The Encomienda," 2nd paragraph ~

Using information from the text, explain your opinion about whether the Encomienda Policy was good or bad.

Open Ended

~ page 79, text box titled "Protector of the Indians," 1st paragraph ~

After receiving his own encomienda, Bartolome de Las Casas gave it back. Why?

Multiple Choice

~ page 79, text box titled "Protector of the Indians," 2nd and 3rd paragraphs ~

What did Bartolome’s writings talk about?

• How the Spanish were helping the Native Americans live better lives.

• How well the Native Americans were learning about Catholicism.

• How encomenderos were treating Native Americans worse than animals.

Open Ended

~ page 79, text box titled "Protector of the Indians," 2nd and 3rd paragraphs ~

Describe Bartolome’s account of the treatement of Native Americans.

Multiple Choice

~ page 79, text box titled "Protector of the Indians," 4th paragraph ~

Did the king do anything after reading Bartolome's writings?

• He issued laws that cracked down on abuses.

• He ignored the writings.

• He told Bartolome to get over it.

Multiple Choice

~ page 79, text box titled "Protector of the Indians," 4th paragraph ~

How did the encomenderos respond?

• They treated the Native American's better, but still kept them as slaves.

• They stopped treating the Native American's like slaves and gave them equal rights.

• They ignored the new laws. Some even rebelled against the government.

Open Ended

Prompt:

Imagine you are Bartolome de Las Casas, and that you’ve recently given back the encomendia you received.

Instructions:

Write 3 to 4 sentences talking about how other encomenderos are behaving and what you think should happen to the

entire encomienda system.

Writing Suggestions:

You could read Bartolome’s own words in paragraph 3 of the text box titled Protector of the Indians and then write your own version.