Week 1 Americas Late 1500s

How do you feel about Christopher Columbus?

• He was a brave man who did some good things. He deserves a holiday.

• He was totally uncool to the Native Americans and it's not like he did something that special. I don't think he deserves a holiday.

• He did some good things and some bad things but he was a human so that's to be expected. Maybe he should have a holiday maybe he shouldn't.

• Who is he?

Which of the following things did the American Indians contribute to the settler's lives?

• Ideas about government

• Navigation Techniques

• Art

• Food

How did European exploration change the lives of the Indigenous people?

• The Indigenous people, lost their homes, lives and loved ones.

• They got horses and horses are cool.

• They gained new materials, weapons and foods.

• The Indigenous people weren't affected by the Europeans.

Why did Columbus call the people he met in the Americas Indians?

• They reminded him of people he had met in India.

• He named them after he aunt India.

• He thought he had reached India in his search for Asia.

• They told him that's what they called themselves.

Who tried to prove that the land they were exploring was new land and not a part of Asia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Martin Waldseemuller

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

How many years was the Age of Exploration?

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 500

Who was the first European to come to America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Lief Eriksson

What were three of the reasons or motives for explorers to travel to the Americas?

• Gold, Glory, Ground

• Gold, Glory, Gratitude

• Glory, Glitz, Glam

• Shortcut to Asia, Green, Gold

Why were the American Indians successful indigenous settlers in the Americas?

• they relied on European explorers

• They built permanent homes.

• They claimed land and adapted to the environment.

• They partnered with the Europeans.

How did sailors determine their latitude and longitude at sea?

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• journal