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1-2: European Exploration

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UNIT 1: Encounters
QUESTION 2: Does Columbus deserve his honored place in history?


ONLINE READING & VOCABULARY:
http://www.inquiryhistory.com/unit01/01-2


GOALS:
- Learn about the European Age of Exploration
- Explore important ideas, people and events such as:

- The First World Travelers
- European Motivations to Explore
- Spanish & Portuguese Exploration
- The Voyages of Columbus
- The Treaty of Tordesillas


BIG IDEA:
Europeans began exploring in the 1400s in search of new routes to Asia and the goods they wanted to buy. Both Spain and Portugal were leaders in the early years, sending their ships around African and across the Atlantic.


TOPICS:
2:41 - Europe, Trade, and the Middle Ages
6:05 - Early Travellers
8:43 - Norse in America
10:43 - The European Age of Discovery
15:03 - The Voyages of Columbus
18:20 - The Treaty of Tordesillas
19:52 - Conclusion
Category
ATLANTIC ROAD
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