Exploration and Discovery

by HAZEN WALTER A.

• ISBN13: 9781596470101
• ISBN10: 1596470100
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Social Studies School Service

Summary

Students sail the high seas with lesser-known ancient seafarers as well as more famous explorers looking for an all-water route to Asia. Beginning in the mid-1400s and closing at the end the 17th century, this story of the Age of Exploration and Discovery is a tale of European nations racing to dominate world trade and foreign markets. It is a narrative that sustains student curiosity with interesting anecdotes and exciting details of the life and times-from the fear of mythical sea monsters to the fears of family left at home.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Early Explorations	2	(8)
Name Those Explorers	6	(1)
Use Your Critical Thinking Skills	7	(1)
Draw a Picture	8	(1)
Brush Up on Your Geography	9	(1)
The Travels of Marco Polo	10	(8)
Draw a Map	14	(1)
Create a Diary Entry	15	(1)
Make False Statements True	16	(1)
Name Those Synonyms and Antonyms	17	(1)
The Terrible Sea of Darkness	18	(8)
Finish a Story	22	(1)
Participate in a Skit	23	(1)
Do Research on Scurvy	24	(1)
Distinguish between Sentences and Fragments	25	(1)
The Lure of the East	26	(8)
Fill in a Map of the East Indies	30	(1)
Identify Those Spices	31	(1)
Fill in a Venn Diagram	32	(1)
Complete a Vocabulary Exercise	33	(1)
Portugal Leads the Way	34	(8)
Solve Some Caravel Word Problems	38	(1)
Solve an Exploration Puzzle	39	(1)
Interview Prince Henry	40	(1)
Do Research on Portugal	41	(1)
Columbus Discovers a New World	42	(8)
Create a Dialogue	46	(1)
Use Context Clues to Complete Sentences	47	(1)
Distinguish between Fact and Opinion	48	(1)
Interpret a Bar Graph	49	(1)
The Spanish Conquistadors	50	(8)
Solve Some Exploration Word Problems	54	(1)
Write a Letter to the Editor	55	(1)
Solve a Conquistador Puzzle	56	(1)
Whip Up Some Tortillas	57	(1)
The French in the New World	58	(8)
Recall Information You Have Read	62	(1)
Research the Great Lakes	63	(1)
Create a Dialogue	64	(1)
Arrange Events in Chronological Order	65	(1)
The English in America	66	(8)
Write a Lead Paragraph for the London Digest	70	(1)
Draw Conclusions about the Lost Colony	71	(1)
Answer Questions about the Mayflower Compact	72	(1)
Fill in a Map of the 13 Colonies	73	(1)
The Dutch and Others Join the Race	74	(8)
Write an Eyewitness Account	78	(1)
Solve Another Exploration Puzzle	79	(1)
Solve Some Population Math	80	(1)
Make a Shoe Box Diorama	81	(1)
Exploration and Discovery Bring Change	82	(8)
Make a Mobile	86	(1)
Rank the Results of Exploration and Discovery	87	(1)
Rewrite a Part of History	88	(1)
Make an Outline	89	(1)
Answers to Activities	90	(2)
Additional Resources	92