Test Tomorrow

We have a test tomorrow over Chapter 2.1 & Chapter 3.  We went through a review process today and are ready to go for tomorrow. 

Study it up!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment Due Friday

3.4
*Checkpoint Questions
*ID's (ALL)

3.5
*Questions 3-6
*ID's = tariff, entrepreneur, inflation, capitalism, mercantilism

Middle Passage Website

Today we will be looking at The Middle Passage, which is the voyage for slave trade from Africa to the Americas.  One of the ugly parts of European exploration would be the fact that they were seeking a cheap labor source. 

This website will explain the horrific voyage over and give you a detailed account of what life was like for the Africans aboard these slave ships.

Go to this website: 

Here are the topics you will look at:

*Life on the Slave Ships

*Death on the Slave Ships

*The Daily Routine on the Slave Ships

*Fighting Back: Revolt on the Slave Ships

*Passage A Great Sin of Humanity

Your assignment is to write down (either using a sheet of paper or using Microsoft Word) 5 facts on each topic area.

Assignment for Tomorrow

Read both 3.1 & 3.2

3.1 (pgs. 110-114)

ID's- conquistador, Hernan Cortes, Tenochtitlan, Malinche, Moctezuma, Francisco Pizzaro

Checkpoint Questions 2-4

p.114 Questions 3-6

3.2 (pgs. 115-119)

ID's- Encomienda, creole, mestizo, mulatto, peninsular

p.119 Questions 3-6

Aztec PowerPoint

Aztec PowerPoint

Aztec PowerPoint
Go to the following website: http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm

You will be making a PowerPoint over the daily life of the Aztecs. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for the Aztec way of life. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 8 pictures.

Assignment for Tomorrow

Read 2.1 (pgs. 84-89)
ID's= Vasco da Gama, Prince Henry, Line of Demarcation, Treaty of Tordesillas, Ferdinand Magellen

Questions 3-6 (p.89)
Checkpoint Questions