OCTOBER+22+2010

yo kow OCTOBER 22, 2010
 * UNIT 1: OUR COLONIAL HERITAGE**
 * CHAPTER 2: New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)**
 * SECTION 1: Europeans Set Sail**
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION** : // What was the impact of European exploration on the Americas’ land and people? //

**__Objectives:__** //Students will learn that …//

**1.** Vikings were skilled sailors, and they were the first Europeans to reach North America. **2.** Prince Henry the Navigator established a school for sailors and provided financial support that enabled the Portuguese to start exploring the oceans. **3.** Portuguese sailors sailed around Africa and found a sea route to Asia.


 * Vocabulary** Leif Eriksson, Henry the Navigator, astrolabe, caravels

1-Go to: http://05M95.wikispaces.com and CLICK on September 22, 2010 2-**__DOWNLOAD__** this: AND complete the handout questions 1-5. 3-Submit at end of class by placing inside your folders.
 * __INSTRUCTIONS:__**

IF YOU NEED TO PRINT THE HANDOUT, CLICK HERE: PORTUGUESE TRADE ROUTE MAP: ANNOUNCEMENT: OCTOBER 29th-END OF MARKING PERIOD

FOLDER UP TO PAR?