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The Age of Exploration

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Objectives
  • Map the great voyages of discovery.
  • Identify significant European explorers.
  • Examine the advances in cartography (mapmaking) that make these voyages possible.
  • Discuss the exchange of culture and ideas between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas and its positive and negative effects.
  • Explain the economic changes in Europe.
  • Trace the origins of modern capitalism - the influence of mercantilism and importance of a free-market economy.


Worksheets/Handouts
Columbian Exchange Questions
Age of Exploration Study Guide



PowerPoints
Age of Exploration


Websites
Age of Exploration for Kids (Ducksters)
​Mr. Dowling Exploration
Social Studies for Kids
​Explorer Profiles

Biography.com
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Daily Agenda

Thursday 5/14
Review Scientific Revolution Assessment


Friday 5/15
Age of Exploration Cornell Notes

Monday 5/16
Age of Exploration Cornell Notes
Tuesday 5/17
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Europe Enters Modern World Reading Annotations
​Causes of Exploration Actively Learn
Wednesday 5/18
Explorers Scavenger Hunt
Causes of Exploration Textbook 
Thursday 5/19
Ch. 19 Vocabulary
Friday 5/20
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The Columbian Exchange
Monday 5/23
The Age of Discovery Project
Tuesday 5/24
The Age of Discovery Project
Wednesday 5/25
The Age of Discovery Project
Thursday 5/26
The Age of Discovery Project

Friday 5/27
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The Age of Discovery Project 
Monday 5/30
No School
Tuesday 5/31
The Age of Discovery Project/ Rehearsals
Wednesday 6/1
The Age of Discovery Project
​Presentations
Thursday 6/2
​The Age of Discovery Project
​Presentations
Friday 6/3
​The Age of Discovery Project
​Presentations
Monday 6/6
​Magellan DBQ

Tuesday 6/7
​​Magellan DBQ

Wednesday 6/8
​​Magellan DBQ

Thursday 6/9
​​Magellan DBQ

Friday 6/10
​Magellan DBQ
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