December 1, 2008On Friday November 28, an

employee of a Wal-Mart near New York City was trampled to death by shoppers rushing

in to get bargains. Should these shoppers face any kind of criminal charges or was it

just an accident?

DO YOUR HOMEWORK!For tomorrow - Write a letter

home form a voyage of exploration.

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Exploration: a trip taken into unknown areas designed to

find new things.

Colony: a settlement of people from one country in a

far off place.

These ships are the kinds that were used by European

explorers. Columbus’s ships were

named Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.

The Spanish did find some advanced civilizations,

including the Aztec.

This is Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.

This is an Aztec calendar. It was more accurate than anything the

Europeans had.

Classwork:Do the Skillbuilders on p.

555, 556, and the Document Based Questions on p. 560.