1. Age of Exploration Timeline Puzzle
Directions: FIRST, use the clues below to add dates to the puzzle squares. THEN, cut and paste the cards on a colored 8 ½ x 11 paper in relative, chronological order. Tape this page on the back of your timeline page.
476 A.D. Rome fell due to barbarian attacks (Goths, Visigoths, Huns and Vandals), corrupt and weak leadership, economic issues and slave revolts.
~ 500 A.D. The Middle Ages began in Europe with the Fall of Rome. Europe broke up into hundreds of small kingdoms. Feudalism developed on manors.
1009 A.D. The Norse (also called the Vikings), led by Leif Eriksson, briefly established a settlement on the island of Newfoundland that they called “Vinland.” After five years of conflict with indigenous tribes, the Norse left and returned home to Greenland. The story of their expedition lived on in their legends, or sagas.
1090 A.D. The first of the Crusades began. The wars for control over the Holy Lands between European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims continued until Crusaders brought back luxury goods such as spices, silk, and perfume from the Middle Eastern markets. The Crusaders also brought back new ideas about medicine, mathematics, and navigation technologies.
1295 A.D. Marco Polo followed the Silk Route Trading Route from Italy to China. He brought back fantastic tales about the wealth and precious goods he saw (spices, charcoal, and silk) in China. His book, Description of the World, made many Europeans curious about the world outside their castle walls and manor fields.
1347 A.D. The Black Death spread throughout the Old World following Mongol Empire and Mediterranean trading routes. It killed 25-50% of the population. People began to question the authority of the Church leading to the Reformation, capital became consolidated helping to create a Middle Class, and many serfs revolted and left the manors to go to the cities for work, ending feudalism/ manorialism in Europe.
1419 A.D. Prince Henry created a navigation school. The Portuguese combine knowledge from many cultures and build the caravel ship. They become the master sailors of the seas.
1488 A.D. Bartholomew Dias sails around the southern tip of Africa. His trip persuades the Portuguese that it was possible to find a sea route to India and the East and West Indies. Ten years later, Vasco de Gama succeeded in reaching India.
1492 A.D. Columbus sails to the New World beginning the The Great Convergence / The Columbian Exchange. An estimated 10 million Native Americans died from disease in the cultural exchange and European mercantilism became the predominant force in the world.
1497 A.D. John Cabot sailed to Newfoundland Island, off the coast of Canada.
1535 A.D. Cartier claimed Canada for France.
1522 A.D. Magellan’s crew completed the first around the world voyage.
Dias Rounds the Tip of Africa
Columbus Gets Lost - Finds New World
Marco Polo is Back From China
Prince Henry’s
Sailing School
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Knights Follow the Code of Chivalry during the Middle Ages
Magellan’s Crew Circumnavigates the World
John Cabot sails to Canadian Coast
Cartier Claims Canada for France
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Rome Sacked By Barbarians
The Black Death Hits Europe
Vikings Visit North America
The Crusades Begin - Thousands Leave for Jerusalem
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2. Age of Exploration Timeline Puzzle Pages _____
Directions: Use the timeline on page 60 and 70 in the Brown Text to add dates to all the clues. Then, use the clues to add dates to the cards. Cut and paste the cards on construction paper in relative, chronological order.
476 A.D. Rome fell due to barbarian attacks (Goths, Visigoths, Huns and Vandals), corrupt and weak leadership, economic issues and slave revolts.
~ 500 A.D. The Middle Ages began in Europe with the Fall of Rome. Europe broke up into hundreds of small kingdoms. Feudalism developed on manors.
___________ A.D. The Norse (also called the Vikings), led by Leif Eriksson, briefly established a settlement on the island of Newfoundland that they called “Vinland.” After five years of conflict with indigenous tribes, the Norse left and returned home to Greenland. The story of their expedition lived on in their legends, or sagas.
___________ A.D. The first of the Crusades began. The wars for control over the Holy Lands between European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims continued until Crusaders brought back luxury goods such as spices, silk, and perfume from the Middle Eastern markets. The Crusaders also brought back new ideas about medicine, mathematics, and navigation technologies.
___________ A.D. Marco Polo followed the Silk Route Trading Route from Italy to China. He brought back fantastic tales about the wealth and precious goods he saw (spices, charcoal, and silk) in China. His book, Description of the World, made many Europeans curious about the world outside their castle walls and manor fields.
1347 A.D. The Black Death spread throughout the Old World following Mongol Empire and Mediterranean trading routes. It killed 25-50% of the population. People began to question the authority of the Church leading to the Reformation, capital became consolidated helping to create a Middle Class, and many serfs revolted and left the manors to go to the cities for work, ending feudalism/ manorialism in Europe.
_____________A.D. Prince Henry created a navigation school. The Portuguese combine knowledge from many cultures and build the caravel ship. They become the master sailors of the seas.
_____________ A.D. Bartholomew Dias sails around the southern tip of Africa. His trip persuades the Portuguese that it was possible to find a sea route to India and the East and West Indies. Ten years later, Vasco de Gama succeeded in reaching India.
1492 A.D. Columbus sails to the New World beginning The Great Convergence / The Columbian Exchange. An estimated 10 million Native Americans died from disease in the cultural exchange and European mercantilism became the predominant force in the world.
___________ A.D. John Cabot sailed to Newfoundland Island, off the coast of Canada.
1535 A.D. Cartier claimed Canada for France.
_____________A.D. Magellan’s crew completed the first around the world voyage.
Dias Rounds the Tip of Africa
Columbus Gets Lost - Finds New World
Marco Polo is Back From China
Prince Henry’s
Sailing School
Date
Date
Date
Date
Knights Follow the Code of Chivalry during the Middle Ages
Magellan’s Crew Circumnavigates the World
John Cabot sails to Canadian Coast
Cartier Claims Canada for France
Date
Date
Date
Date
Rome Sacked By Barbarians
The Black Death Hits Europe
Vikings Visit North America
The Crusades Begin - Thousands Leave for Jerusalem
Date
Date
Date
Date

3. Rome Sacked by Barbarians
Knights Follow the Code of Chivalry during the Middle Ages
Rome Sacked by Barbarians
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4. Thousands Leave for Jerusalem.
The Crusades Begin!
Thousands Leave for Jerusalem.
Vikings Visit North America
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5. Marco Polo is Back From China Dias Rounds the Tip of Africa
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6. The Black Death Hits Europe
Prince Henry the Navigator’s Sailing School Opens
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7. Columbus Gets Lost - Finds New World
John Cabot Sails to the Coast of Canada
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8. Cartier Claims Canada for France
Magellan’s Crew Circumnavigates the World
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