1. Bellringer
Take out a sheet of paper that will become page 25 in your notebook, and title it “Bellringer 10/8/09”
Answer the following questions using your notes and homework:
List 4 causes for exploration.
Which country had the most trips to the Americas?
Why were EACH of these people important? : Cortes, Pizzaro, Da Gama, Drake, Magellan, Cartier, Prince Henry
Which areas did Spain colonize? Which areas did France colonize?

2. What happened AFTER the explorers found the new lands?

3. 1st: The Aztecs, Mayans, and Incan Empires were destroyed

4. Aztecs
Soon after Cortez landed in Mexico he learned of the vast and wealthy Aztec Empire.
Cortez and nearly 600 troops spent weeks walking through difficult mountain passes and finally reached the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.
At first Montezuma thought Cortez was a god and agreed to give him gold. However, Cortez was not happy. Cortez admitted he “had a disease that only gold could cure” and demanded more gold.
In 1520 the Aztecs rebelled against the Spanish intruders and drove out Cortez’s forces.
The Spaniards, however, fought back and conquered the Aztecs in 1521

5. The Spaniards won because:
They had more advanced weaponry
Cortez convinced other native groups to help fight the Aztecs
The Spaniards spread measles, mumps, and smallpox, devastating the Aztec population

6. Incans
In 1522, Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incan Empire. He even strangled the Incan ruler, Atahualpa, to death.
Spanish explorers also conquered the Mayans in the Yucatan and Guatemala.

7. 2nd: The Europeans ruled the new lands as dictators and established rigid class system
Although Spanish conquerors lived among and intermarried with the native people, they also oppressed them
In a system known as encomienda, natives farmed, ranched, or mined for Spanish landlords
The Spanish colonists promised the Spanish rulers they would treat the workers fairly, however, many were worked to death
The natives were seen as “lesser” people in the eyes of Europeans because they did not practice Christianity and did not speak the same language. Europeans tried to force Christianity on the natives in hopes of “helping” them.

8. 3rd: Colonies imitated their homeland cultures in these New Lands
Conquerors typically set up the same forms of government, social values, customs, languages, and religions
They referred to these new lands as New Spain and New France

9. BrainPop Break!

10. 4th: Once the slave trade begins, the colonists will force some Africans into slavery
Europeans killed off too many American Indians, so they needed a new source of labor
Europeans set up trading posts along the coast of Africa
Slaves, gold, and ivory were typically transported out of Africa

12. 5th: Asia was invaded by competing Europeans searching for wealth
In a short time, the 3 leading nations in Asia were England, the Dutch (Netherlands) and Portugal.
Each of these countries had their own East Indian Company which were in charge of handling the affairs that took place overseas
Each company had the ability to mint money, make treaties and raise their own armies.
The Dutch East India Company was richer and more powerful that England’s and Portugal's companies
As a result, the Dutch drove out the British and Portuguese and established dominance over the Far East region.
Dominance meant money, power, and prestige.

13. 6th: European nations begin to fight over land
Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
Spain and Portugal signed a treaty dividing up the new lands

14. Activity On a piece of paper that will become page 27
On the front, draw a Spanish Explorer and write down
5 things they would see
5 things they would hear
5 things they would feel
On the back, draw an American Indian and write down