1. The Discovery of the “New World” APUSH Unit #1 (Chps 1-4) SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century. SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

2. APUSH “Take Five” The quest…”why did Europeans seek a “new World” or did they?

3. The Earliest Inhabitants Paleo-Indians Land bridge (25,000-11,000 years ago) Bering Straits Lifestyles (14,000 years ago) Hunters and gatherers Mound builders, cliff dwellers, etc Farmers Craftsmen

4. The Bering Straits

5. The Agricultural Revolution Shift from food gathering to food producing Led to changes in society (500 AD) Hunter/gatherers (nomadic) to→ Semi-nomadic farmers to→ Subsistence farming to→ Organized farming w/ specialized jobs to→ CIVILIZATION!

8. The Earliest Inhabitants move to Meso-America & South America Early writings & cultural developments Solar calendars & pok-a-tok City-States Role of religion in society Human sacrifices Mayans Aztecs Incas

9. Mayan ruins

10. Solar Calendar

11. Mayan Artwork

12. Pok a tok “hoop” Pok a tok arena

13. The Aztecs

14. Aztec Empire

15. Incas in the Andes Mtn. of S.A.

16. Machu Picchu

17. First Encounters The Vikings Eric the Red & Leif Eriksson

18. The Vikings

19. Viking travels

21. Erik the Red

22. First Europeans Arrive Early Explorers Prince Henry the Navigator Christopher Columbus (1492) Ferdinand Magellan The Inter Caetera (1493) The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) Expanding into the “new world” Hernan Cortes The Conquistadores Hernando De Soto—makes his way to North America

23. Prince Henry

24. Ferdinand Magellan

25. The world according to Herodotus Greek Historian 400s BC

26. Christopher Columbus Columbus was a Ginger!!

27. Answer…the quest… After the crusades, in which Europeans went to the far east to Christianize the “infidels”, Europeans came into contact with the riches of the far east for the first time Europeans were not seeking a “new world”, they were looking for a shorter route to the far east Cathay= China Cipangu= Japan And…they wanted to cut out the hated Italian middle man who was becoming very rich off of other European countries

28. Europeans –the Early Conquerors Spain Encomiendas The Conquistadores Aztecs fall—renamed Mexico City Rape, pillage, plunder (Montezuma’s revenge) Spanish Armada The 3 G’s God, Glory, Gold= Greed

29. Take Five What does the “Columbian Exchange” refer to? What is the MOST important ramification of European interaction with the New World?

30. The “Columbian Exchange” What was the impact of Europeans on the new world? Disease Political and economic domination Horses and livestock Food products

31. The “Columbian Exchange” What was the impact of the “Indians” on Europe? Food products Disease Gold