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Warm Up. The teacher should write the following questions on the chalkboard prior to the beginning of the class session.
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a.
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Describe what is meant by the term “New World.”
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b.
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Who was Christopher Columbus? How did he become so famous?
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c.
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Can you name the three ships used by Christopher Columbus and his crew during their voyages to the Western Hemisphere.
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Small group activity—Map Skills. On the chalkboard write “Answer the following questions.”
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a.
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Locate and label:
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(1) North America
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(2) The Caribbean Regions (Central America)
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(3) South America
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b.
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Locate and label the:
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(1) Atlantic Ocean
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(2) Arctic Ocean
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(3) Caribbean Sea
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(4) Mexican Gulf
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(5) Isthmus of Panama
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c.
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Describe the climate of:
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(1) North America
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(2) Central America
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(3) South America
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d.
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Name and label the following regions:
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(1) United States
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(2) Alaska
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(3) Canada
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(4) Mexico
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(5) West Indies
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(6) Panama
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(7) Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
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(8) Columbia, Brazil, Argentina
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e.
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Which of these countries are located in:
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(1) South America
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(2) North America
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(3) Central America
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Vocabulary—(to be written on the chalkboard prior to the class session)—“Give the definition of the following terms”:
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nautical
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b.
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navigator
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c.
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exploration
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d.
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mapmaker
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e.
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cosmography (ies) (ers)
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f.
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mission
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g.
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voyage
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h.
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humanist
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Mundus Novus
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j.
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culture
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k.
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colonies
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l.
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development
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m.
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error
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n.
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settlement
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o.
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literature
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Summary of Lesson—Test Activity
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a.
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Describe the following characters (people):
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(1) Marco Polo
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(2) Amerigo Vespucci
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(3) Ferdinand and Isabel
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(4) Martinz Waldseenmuller
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(5) Alexander VI
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(6) Christopher Columbus
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b.
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Name some of the land regions discovered by Christopher Columbus and his crew members during his first voyage to the New World.
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Why was the country of Spain able to take possession of all the lands and people after Christopher Columbus discovered it?
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Was Columbus really a dreamer? Why?—or—Why Not?
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By what means was communication established between the New World and the Spanish crown?
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f.
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What was Columbus’s greatest nautical error?
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g.
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How was the name “Americas” given to the New World? Who gave it?
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The New World was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus for the Spanish crown. How did Columbus’ discovery change the world history thereafter?
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I.
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What changes began to take place in the New World immediately after his discovery?
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j.
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Who were the natives of the New World?
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