OCTOBER+25+2010

OCTOBER 25, 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


 * __INSTRUCTIONS:__**

2. **Write the causes and effects of the discovery of a sea route to Asia**
 * 1. Read page 40 of the US History Textbook**


 * DOWNLOAD THIS: [[file:SECTION 1 EUROPEANS SET SAIL 3.doc]]**