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