CKLA 3rd Unit 9 Lesson 1 Introduction

What was the world like in 1491?

What year did Christopher Columbus accidentally "find" the Americas?

• 1492

• 1942

• 1429

• 1792

What did the Spanish conquistadors set out in search for?

• gold

• glory

• new land

• on orders from their King

The early explorers changed the world by connecting their home countries in​ (a)   with ​ (b)   , which brought people from different cultures together.

• Europe
• the Americas
• India
• Australia
• Antarctica
• the Arctic

What does "Source of Funding" mean?

True or False?

Groups:

(a) True

,

(b) False

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

• The Spanish explorers set out to find gold and silver.

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

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