EPISODE 7: NEW WORLD (Prompts and Reactions) I think…I wonder….I knew.
Below are some prompts…..please react to the prompts by responding to the scenes viewed in the video.
The Americas develop rapidly as the Aztecs build the biggest city on the planet.
On the other side of
the world, a Turkish sultan uses cannons to conquer Constantinople.
The East feeds Europe with spices;
explorers are driven to find new commodities and new lands.
Columbus, Cortez and others reach the
Americas, starting a battle for that continent.
The consequences are dire for indigenous peoples.
Keys Include: Cannons, Maize, Pepper, Compasses, Ocean Gyres
Terms to define:
abundance, artillery, compulsory, conquistadores, ecosystem, empire, gyre,
immunity, obsidian, sovereignty