2. UNIT 1: THE AGE OF DISCOVERY  BIG IDEAS:  The AGE OF DISCOVERY was possible thanks to ___________________________ related to exploration  Countries are motivated to explore because they want _________________________  WHERE YOU LIVE DETERMINES HOW YOU LIVE

3. What was going on in the world around 1500 AD? China: ___________________________. Very far away Europe experiencing the RENAISSANCE: ___________________________ Middle East New religion: _______. In conflict with ___________________. Route for Asian SPICES Africa (sub-Saharan) Rich in _____________. Mostly protected by the ____________ desert.

5. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL  Spain: _________ had conquered the country but the Spanish fought back:  Ferdinand and Isabella married and united their kingdoms  SPAIN is competing against their neighbor _________ for trade Muslims pushed Out of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella

6. PORTUGAL: Portugal is a seafaring country located on the Atlantic Ocean. Caravel:

7. NATIVE AMERICANS??? SITTING BULL: SIOUXCHOU EN-LAI: CHINESE

8. NATIVE AMERICANS: _________________ !  ______________________________ Ice age

10. “Native” Americans  Characteristics: Hunter-Gatherers: Asiatic:

11.  Neo-Lithic: NO METAL TECHNOLOGY!!!!

12. Native American Religion ANIMISM:

13. TRIBES   Where they lived determined how they lived Coastal Indians: Plains Indians Some tribes were peaceful others war-like

14. Self-Test Section  1. Based on your primary instinctual need why did Asians leave Asia?  2. What is the problem with being Neo- lithic?  3. If you believe all things in nature have a spirit what is your religion?  4. Why were the Incas, Aztec, and Maya so much more advanced than other tribes?  5. Why is there no land bridge now between Asia and North America?

23. Spain and Portugal split up the New World

25. CONQUISTADORS CONQUERORS! Pizarro:

26. HERNAN CORTES Conquers the AZTECS