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Who was Christopher Columbus? Let’s look at this video from the 60’s. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJKoOaRZmE. What truths do you see? What stretches of the truth do you see?. 4.1 Notes – Explorers & Claiming Land. Enter Christopher Columbus. Spain finally unified
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Who was Christopher Columbus?Let’s look at this video from the 60’s • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJKoOaRZmE What truths do you see? What stretches of the truth do you see?
Enter Christopher Columbus • Spain finally unified • Expansionist monarchs with cash to spend • Columbus at the right place at the right time • Wasn’t first to think world was round (Greeks!) • Wasn’t first to discover “new world” – Norse • October 12th, 1492 • What exactly did Columbus discover? • Why do you think there’s confusion about the truth?
Other Explorers follow • Pedro Alvares Cabral reaches Brazil, 1500 • Amerigo Vespucci “discovers” America, 1506 • Vasco Nunez de Balboa “discovers” the Pacific, 1513 • Ponce de Leon discovers Florida, 1513 • Around the world in 1,123 days • Magellan’s voyage around the world • Finished by Juan Sebastian Elcano
We are not alone • Conquistadors lured by the promise of riches • Spanish first European settlers in Americas • Hernan Cortes conquers Aztec Empire, 1521 • How were he and the conquistadors able to do this?
The Spanish don’t forget about the Inca • Francisco Pizarro and 200 conquistadores benefit from Inca Civil War • Atahualpa captured, 1532 • Ransomed, but executed anyway • Cuzco falls in 1532
Columbus DBQ Activity • Pg. 560 – old text book • Complete the DBQ activity • Reading all documents • Answering all questions in complete sentences. Put in notebook