week of august 23, 2010
TRANSCRIPT
TODAY’S TO DO LIST
1. Seating Chart
2. Rules Refresher
3. Pass out Learning Targets – Explanation
4. What was the Great Awakening
5. Christopher Columbus Lecture/Activity
LEARNING TARGETS
• Learning Goals for the Unit
• The information on your Learning
Targets is the only information you will
be tested on…so do a good job!
• They will be graded as a ‘formative’
grade (20%) multiple times a unit.
RENAISSANCE
1. The Renaissance!Literally meaning ‘rebirth’Made way for new ideas and new goals
2. Powerful Nations EmergeSize and wealth of nations grew, wanted to trade with others3. Marco Polo’s Travels
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GO EXPLORING???
Supplies needed? = EXPENSIVE
SCARY!
Explorers would look for sponsors.
Kings and Queens Sponsored so that they could
keep the land and expand
First major example, Christopher Columbus…
Does Christopher
Columbus deserve this
monument on the
Plaza???
Let’s take a look at the
facts…
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FACTS
1. Goal was to discover a new trade route to the west indies…
He was Portuguese/Italian
Won over queen of Spain, she sponsored him
2. In 4 trips over the Pacific Ocean, never touched the main land of North
America
3. Most of his crew hated him
4. When he met the Native Americans living in the Bahamas…
5. Put on trial for genocide in Italy…
Explorer Name Country of
Origin
Country of
Sponsorship
Discovery Impact
Chris
Colombus