1. Social Studies DBQ Essay Graphic Organizer – Four Paragraphs
Introduction:
Give the historical context.
Use the prompt given • Give and explain AT LEAST 3 reasons why European explorers
Put it in your own words.
came to explore the land in the Western Hemisphere (the New
World). Power-Gold; Glory-Conquering Civilizations; Spread
Christianity-Catholicism; Land-Line of Demarcation gave
them that land; Resources-Food, Natural Resources;
Search for Ancient Civilizations, lost cities, Fountain of
Youth;
• Explain how the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors impacted
the Native Americans of Central and South America Diseases
were spread; Forced out of land; Converted to Christianity;
Enslaved in Mines or on Encomiendas; Given new Resources
(Columbian Exchange); Educated; Horses and Weapons