New Empires in the Americas

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New Empires in the Americas
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F.O.A. (Bellwork)

• Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
• What does Renaissance mean?
• Which class was underneath the king?
• Which class was next?
• Which class was at the bottom?

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Reminder

• Test on Thursday will cover American Indians,
  Fridays powerpoint and explorers

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F.O.A. (Bellwork)

• 1) He invented the printing press
• 2) Affected art, literature, politics, and
  science
• 3) Nobles
• 4) Knights (Vassals)
• 5) Peasants (Serfs)

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F.O.A. Question 1

• You are sailing and land at a place that you know
  has never been found by your people. What are
  some of the first things you would do?
• You discover that there are native people in that
  land, and they begin constantly attacking you.
  How would you respond?

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Vikings
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• First Europeans to make contact with NA
• Great shipbuilders and sailors
• Settled first in Iceland (870), then Greenland
  (1000)
• Erik the Red
• Leif Eriksson sails further west to Canada and
  possibly to New England
• Attacks and distance from home forced them to
  return home quickly

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Question 2

• What are some reasons that nations might have for
  exploring new regions?

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• Henry the Navigator of Portugal
• Founded a school of navigation and financed
  explorations of West Africa
• Reasons for exploration
• Asian spices and goods
• Religion
• Interest in Asian cultures
• ALL TRADE WITH ASIA WAS BY LAND!

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Question 3

• What are some tools that we use today that help
  us navigate or find our way?

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Technological Advances

• Astrolabe
• Charted the stars to help navigate
• New ships called caravels
• Used back rudders and triangular sails

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New Route to Asia

• Vasco Da Gama of Portugal
• Rounded the Cape of Good Hope

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Question 4

• What might be some effects of this exploration by
  Portugal?

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Christopher Columbus
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• Hired by Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen
  Isabella to claim territory for Spain.
• Set out to discover a new trade route to India.
• Landed in the Caribbean named the island San
  Salvador (Holy Savior)

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Question

• How do you think other European countries felt
  about Columbus discovery of the New World?
• What might they have done about it?

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• Portugal was very upset with Spain and complained
  to the Pope.
• Line of Demarcation
• Portugal complained that this was unfair
• Portugal and Spain compromised
• Treaty of Tordesillas

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Other Explorers

• Amerigo Vespucci
• America is named after him
• Vasco Balboa
• First European to see the Pacific Ocean
• Ferdinand Magellan
• His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world

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Columbian Exchange

• The explorers took animals, plants, and goods
  back with them to Europe from their trips
• This exchange of goods between Europe, Africa,
  Asia, and the New World is called the Columbian
  Exchange.

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• Goods brought to the Americas from Europe
• Cattle
• Citrus fruits
• Grains
• Horses
• Sugarcane
• Disease

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• From the Americas to Europe
• Cocoa
• Corn
• Potatoes
• Squash
• Tobacco
• Turkeys

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Assignment

• Read pages 42-45
• Answer Nos. 1-3 all parts
• Book username rms8th
• Book password rutherford