Social Studies Chapter3

Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Exploration and Technology

The Renaissance
A historical period of learning, science, and art in Europe is known as the Renaissance .
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What is…
Scientific knowledge and tools is called technology .

Astrolabe

Compass

Prince Henry of Portugal

Navigation
Navigation is the science of planning and following a route.
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What is…..
Trips taken with the goal of exploring are called expeditions .

What is….
A collection of lands ruled by the nation that conquered them is called an empire .

Christopher Columbus

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

What is…
The move to make all of Spain Catholic was called the Reconquista .

Spain
Spain sponsored Columbus’s expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.

Water Route to Asia
The main reason Columbus sailed west from Europe was to find a water route to Asia .

Review Lesson 1

Chapter 3 Lesson 2 A Changing World

Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world.

Spain and Portugal
In a 1494 treaty, Spain and Portugal divided the Americas into the lands each could claim.

Review Lessons 1 & 2

Review Lessons 1 & 2 cont.

Chapter 3 Lesson 3 Spanish Explorations

The Aztec
The army of Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico.

To Convert Indians
The first missionaries came to the Americas to convert the American Indians to the Catholic religion .

Review Lessons 1-3

Review Lessons 1-3 cont.

Chapter 3 Lesson 4 Other Nations Explore

Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier unsuccessfully searched for gold along the St. Lawrence River.

Review Lessons 1-4

Jacques Cartier unsuccessfully searched for gold along the St. Lawrence River.

by kmeyer1 on Sep 18, 2009