PPT-North America Before Columbus

15000 BCE to 1492CE Why does geography matter Use your map make some assumptions about the people living in the areaexplain why What do you know How did people get to North America. Caboto. , Vespucci, Balboa, and Magellan. Giovanni . Caboto. 1497. Columbus’ journeys inspired Europe’s leaders to explore and claim land.. England sent Giovanni . Caboto. to the north of where Columbus went.. 1492-1600. Reasons for Exploration. Prince Henry the Navigator. Son of King John I of Portugal. Supported Portugal’s Exploration and Trade with Africa and Asia. Invented or encouraged the use of the Caravel and Astrolabe. 30, 000 years ago people from . N. . Asia migrated to North America on foot. During . the last . ice age they crossed on a land bridge (between present day Russia & Alaska) . The first Americans followed animals . Set Sail . Chapter 2 section 1. . SKILLED VIKING . SAILORS. . The Vikings were the first Europeans to make contact with North America. .. . Leif Eriksson. , the son of Erik the Red, set off for Greenland. . Explorer- a person who investigates unknown regions. . Who are these people?. Leif Eriksson. Son of Eric the Red.. Sailed for . Scandinavia. .. Heard tales of land . farther West than Greenland. . . Sailed to North America around year 1000.. SOL 3.3 and 3.5. This lesson is designed to reinforce: Virginia SOL 3.3 and 3.5. The student will develop map skills and study the exploration of America.. In order to meet these standards, students should be able to:. Done by Alice Baranov, grade 6. Discovery of America. Christopher Columbus discovered North America.. He discovered it in 1492. Christopher Columbus decided to sail to West India, as he was sure, that the planet was round.. Introduction. The Age of Discovery. Christoph Columbus. European colonization of the America. The Spanish and Portuguese colonies. English and French colonies. American Revolutionary War. Manifest Destiny. North America is the . 3. rd. largest continent, containing . 16.5%. of the earth’s total land area.. North America is the . 4. th. . most . populous. continent with a population around . 515 million. Zheng. He, Vasco . DaGama. , Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James Cook, and Samuel de Champlain. 39b - define the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact. 39c - explain the role of the improved technology in European exploration including the astrolabe. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). He was . an Italian explorer and navigator. In . 1492. , he sailed across the Atlantic from Spain in the . Santa. . Maria. , with the . Pinta. and the . Niña. ships alongside, hoping to find a new route to India. Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of . To get funding for his enterprise, he beseeched monarch after monarch in Western Europe. After at first being dismissed by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus finally got his chance when Isabella decided to underwrite a modest expedition. . What geographic area do these names sound like they are from?. This copy is yours. Glue on . pg. 79. Answer below or make new . pg. labeled 79.1. RESPOND ONLY TO FIRST SAQ ON ZHENG HE . Pg. 79 (FC went on 78). th. , 2016. How might these words have played a negative role in Native American Lives?. “The Indians...have no religion, at least no temples...They lack all manner of commerce, neither buying nor selling, and rely exclusively on their natural environment for maintenance.” .