1. Voyages of Discovery
March 20-21, 2018

2. Voyages of Discovery Bellwork
Answer questions 1-3 on pgs in your textbook.

3. Voyages of Discovery SOH
Standard 7.58 – Identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes (Da Gama, Dias, Magellan), and the influence of cartography in the development of a new worldview.
Standard 7.73 – Identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes, and the influence of technology in the developments of a new European worldview including cartography, compass, caravel, and astrolabe.
Objective – I can identify how Europe located the New World
Homework – Study Guide

4. Read the section, “Technology and Exploration” on pg. 323. Terms:
Notes
Read the section, “Technology and Exploration” on pg. 323.
Terms:
Cartography
Compass
Caravel
Astrolabe

5. Questions Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
What is an astrolabe, and how did it advance exploration?
Why were improvements in ship technology important?
How did the compass improve sailing?
What do you think are some of the differences between using an astrolabe and using a computerized system?

6. Paragraph
Answer the following question assigned to you in a 6-8 sentence paragraph:
How did technology help the explorers on their journeys?
Rank the technology used by the European explorers. Justify each choice with one detail.
Make sure the following words are used in your paragraph: Astrolabe, Caravel, Cartography, Compass

7. Voyages of Discovery Bellwork
Circumnavigate – To sail around or make a circuit by navigation
Vocabulary Word
Definition
Part of Speech
Picture

8. Voyages of Discovery SOH
Standard 7.58 – Identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes (Da Gama, Dias, Magellan), and the influence of cartography in the development of a new worldview.
Standard 7.73 – Identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes, and the influence of technology in the developments of a new European worldview including cartography, compass, caravel, and astrolabe.
Objective – I can identify how Europe located the New World
Homework – Study Guide

9. Graphic organizer
Read the sections and create and fill in the graphic organizer.
“Portugal Leads the Way” (p. 324)
“The First Voyage of Columbus” (p. 325)
“Voyage of Magellan” (p )
Name
Country
Country Sailed For
Route Taken/Area
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco Da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan

10. Christopher Columbus Primary Source
Answer the following questions using RA or RAC
Whose perspective is offered in the text?
What reason for exploring does Christopher Columbus mention in the text?
What bias is evident in the text?
What reason for exploring is implied in the text?

11. Exit Ticket
The trade routes to the left would not have been possible without the “discoveries” made by which of the following explorers?
Vasco Da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
None of the above