Read pp. 529-535 & 553-559. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Due Wed. 5/29. (Extended!) Questions: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out t he word, the definition, and an original sentence (a sentence that you created yourself) that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! (pp. 529-535) 2) Describe the economic motives for European exploration. What goods were involved? Describe the religious motives. 3) Describe the new technologies that helped make exploration possible. 4) Describe Portugal's progress in exploration in the late 1400s. Include Dias, Prince Henry, and Da Gama in your response. How did this lead to competition with Spain? 5) Describe Portugal's progress in Asia in the early 1500s. How did it compare to progress by the Dutch, British, and French? (pp. 553-559) 6) Create a 3-column chart: Explorer; Places Explored. Take brief notes on Columbus, Vespucci, Balaboa, and Magellan. 7) Explain the factors that enabled the Spanish to defeat the great Aztec empire. 8) Describe Spain's pattern of conquest in the Americas, including the encomienda system. How was this similar/different from the Portuguese settlement of Brazil? 9) Describe some examples of opposition to Spanish colonization by native Americans, as well as by other Spaniards. 10) Creative Response: Letter from a Conquistador: Choose one of the conquistadors you read about in the assignment. Write a 2-paragraph letter to be delivered to your friends back in Europe that describes your experiences crossing the ocean on a ship, encountering the natives, and/or settling the land. Feel free to be creative!
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