Transcript May01 - SpanishExploration01

Tuesday – May 1, 2012
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: How did the voyage of Columbus
change the Americas?
Do Now: Think back to when we learned about
the early civilizations of the Americas (Aztecs,
Mayas, and Incas). Create a list of what you
remember/what is important about each
civilization.
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Early Civilizations of the Americas
Aztec
Maya
Inca
The graph below shows the effects of smallpox, measles,
mumps, and influenza (diseases that the native people of
the Americas had no immunity to).
After analyzing the provided graph, answer the
following questions to the best of your knowledge:
1. Between 1500 and 1620, approximately how
many people died?
2. Which twenty-year period saw the most
number of people die?
3. Why do you think so few people died
between 1595-1605? Explain your answer.
H.W. #8
Handout: Explorers Take to the Seas
– Analyze/interpret the map.
– Read the handout.
– Answer the questions.
– Due: Tomorrow, May 2
Unit 8:
Global Interactions & The
First Global Age
Preview to Unit 8:
Spanish Exploration
The competition for wealth in Asia among
European nations prompted Christopher
Columbus to make a daring voyage from Spain in
1492. Instead of sailing south around Africa and
then east, Columbus sailed west across the
Atlantic in search of an alternate trade route to
Asia and its riches. Instead of arriving in Asia, he
stepped onto an island in the Caribbean. The
Europeans would bring many dangers with them
to the new world that the natives had not yet
been exposed to, such as diseases…
Guiding Questions:
1. Why were the Spanish interested in
establishing colonies in the Americas?
2. What actions showed that Columbus had an
interest in an empire, even on his first
voyage?
3. Why might Montezuma have thought that
Cortes was a god?
Summary
1. Why were most of the Spanish
explorers drawn to the Americas?
2. How did the voyage of Columbus
change the Americas?
• Regents Prep - Age of Exploration