Transcript World History (3/4)

World History (3/4)
Since the dawn of the space age,
only 547 humans have traveled above the
Earth’s atmosphere and into space.
Throughout five decades of human
spaceflight, the national space agencies in the
United States, Russia, and China have inspired
the world. But because government space
agencies are not asked to help ordinary
citizens to become astronauts, most of our
planet’s seven billion people have had no
opportunity to experience space and all of its
possibilities for themselves, regardless of their
passion or talents.
Virgin Galactic is changing that. Our
purpose is to become the spaceline for Earth;
democratizing access to space for the benefit
of life on Earth.
Do Now: Virgin Galactic is offering you a free
trip to space. Do you take it? Why or why not?
1415-1750: Europeans look to
explore the globe
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Why would they
want to explore?
What did they hope
to find?
Think back to our last
two units and make
a list of possible
goods/resources that
Europeans might
want
How do I get to the mall from
here?
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Draw a map that
shows me the safest,
fastest way to get to
Mayfair Mall
What needs to be
included for me to find
my way without
getting lost or hurt?
Cartographermapmaker
Why are accurate
maps so important?
How are these two objects
similar?
How might these technologies
aid exploration?
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See the chart on page
373
Record what it was and
its importance to
exploration
Magnetic compass
Astrolabe
Mercator projection
Sextant
How are all these
technologies linked
together?
Map it out
 Use
the classroom
maps and the map
on page 376 to
complete the first
TWO sections of
the age of
exploration map
 Again, complete
only the first TWO
sections
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Do Now: The year is
1519. You have agreed
to go on a two year
voyage of exploration,
but don’t know the
destination. What stuff
do you need to take
with you?
Make a list of the
materials (and
quantities) you will need
to take with you
Why are these items
necessary?
The race is on…
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for
control of the seas
heats up
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Spain vs. Portugal
Other contenders?
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team do
you do you
support?
Spain, Portugal, or someone
else?
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Which side do you support?
Read through your pack of biographical information
Record the key powerful figure(s)-What makes them powerful? How are
they going to make your country dominant?
Key detail-something from the reading the “team” needs to
know/understand
Areas of exploration-shade these in and explain why they are so
important to your country (hint: resources)
Slogan-Come up with a classroom appropriate slogan and a picture for
your “team”
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Example: Avoid the pain…don’t mess with Spain!
Approach to your rival-Choose one of the following and explain WHY
you are making this choice:
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Direct confrontation-the seas belong to us!
Compromise-maybe we can work something out…
Hands off-No threat to our team…they’re weak!
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Do Now: What is the correct answer to the
question below?
Each of the following was an effect of improved
navigational technology EXCEPT:
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A. The ability to determine direction while at sea.
B. The ability to measure the distance of the sun
and the stars on the horizon.
C. The ability to determine the altitude of the sun
and stars, compare it to altitude at different
latitudes, and determine a ship’s exact latitude.
D. A map that showed latitude and longitude as
straight lines.
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of the following is a result of the
creation of the Mercator projection?
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A. Ability to sail ships directly into the wind.
B. The desire for more Asian trade goods.
C. An exploration to locate Prester John, a
Christian ruler in Africa.
D. Improved navigation due to improved
display of latitude and longitude.
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Now: What
does the video
suggest about
Magellan’s
personality?
 What does the
video suggest
about Magellan’s
voyage?
Team highlights
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Team Portugal-forefront of exploration
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Team Spain-Portugal’s key rival
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Columbus-after rejected by Portugal, furthers Spain’s exploration
(the Americas)
Magellan-circumnavigates the globe for Spain (again, after
Portugal sends him packing)
Balboa-first to spot Pacific Ocean
Team England
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Vasco de Gama-direct trade route to India
Bartolomeu Dias- made it around the tip of Africa (Cape of Good
Hope)
Henry Hudson-searching for the Northwest Passage; finds the
Hudson River
John Cabot-explores part of North America
Team France
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Jacques Cartier-searching for Northwest Passage; claims Canada
for France
Rank the teams
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look back at the stats of
each team
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How would you rank
each team
(strongest/weakest)?
Why do they deserve this
ranking?
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This means look at the
team/explorer profiles
Remember-this is team,
not EXPLORER ranking
On what should we base
our rankings?
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Now: Fact or fiction? Read/record the
following information about Christopher
Columbus and his famous voyage in your
notes.
 Mark each piece of information as FACT
or FICTION and provide a brief reason why
you feel this way.
Columbus: Fact or fiction?
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1. Columbus set out to
prove the earth was round.
2. Columbus was the first
European to cross the
Atlantic Ocean.
3. Three countries refused to
provide financing for
Columbus’ voyage.
4. Columbus was
imprisoned by the king of
Spain for his treatment of
colonists.
5. A lunar eclipse saved
Columbus’ life.
Fact or fiction revealed
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Record the correct answers in your notes
1. Columbus set out to prove the earth was
round.
Fiction: The Greeks (Pythagoras and Aristotle)
had already suggested and observed this.
Most educated people knew this by 1492.
2. Columbus was the first European to cross
the Atlantic Ocean.
Fiction: Leif Erickson (a Norseman=viking)
landed in present-day Newfoundland in
about 1000 CE.
Fact or fiction revealed
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3. Three countries refused to provide financing for Columbus’ voyage.
Fact: Portugal, England, and France all turned him down because they
believed his calculations for the voyage were inaccurate.
4. Columbus was imprisoned by the king of Spain for his treatment of
colonists.
Fact: Columbus turned out to be a brutal governor. He cut off the
hands of natives who did not bring in enough gold and executed
Spanish colonists who rebelled. Although he was arrested, Columbus
was freed from prison AND given financial support for a fourth voyage.
5. A lunar eclipse saved Columbus’ life.
Fact: In 1504 Columbus was stranded in Jamaica, abandoned by
much of his crew and denied food by angry islanders. Knowing an
eclipse was coming, Columbus told the islanders that their god was
angry with them for denying him food and the moon would “rise
inflamed with wrath” as a sign of this anger. The islanders were terrified
when this prediction came true and offered him assistance.
What does this painting
suggest about Columbus and
the reason(s) for his voyage?
God, gold, and glory
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Columbus’ voyage
becomes the template for
Spanish colonization
around the world
God- bring religion to
heathen people
Gold- bring wealth to the
Spanish treasury
Glory- bring fame, power,
and personal fortune to
those who take part in
these voyages
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Conquistadores-conquerors
(Cortes and others who go
after Aztecs, Mayas, etc.)
Diary (or journal) of…
 What
is a diary?
 What purpose
does it serve?
 What can a diary
tell us that other
sources cannot?
Columbus’ diary
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What does each
journal excerpt reveal
about the New World?
What does each
journal excerpt reveal
about Columbus? How
he views the New
World?
How might Columbus’
views/actions affect
the New World, its
people and its
resources (inference)?
Whose territory is it?
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Spain and Portugal are in
disagreement over the
islands explored by
Columbus
Who should be included in
this decision? Why?
Ultimately, where should
the boundary line be
drawn? Why?
Where was the line of
demarcation drawn?
What was the name of this
line?
How might this line impact
future exploration?