Warm Up 8/30/2013

• If you have a 1 subject notebook for Social Studies (composition or spiral), on page 3 write at least 2 paragraphs about the following prompt:– “What would you do if aliens came to our planet

and took over with superior weapons and technology.”

• Reminder: You do not have to be silent, but you do need to be quiet.

AGE OF EXPLORATION

Nathan GilsonNathanb.gilson@cms.k12.nc.us

7th Grade Social Studies

Navigation

NounThe ability to use charts, maps, and instruments to accurately move from one place to a destination.

The satallite navigation device in my car was broken, so I had to use a map instead.

Astrolabe

NounAn instrument used by navigators to determine latitude and longitude by using star and planet positions.

Without their astrolabes, most explorers would have been lost and unable to navigate the Atlantic ocean

Indigenous

AdjectiveThe people who were first in an area. The original occupants of a place.

The indigenous people were surprised to see Europeans since they had never seen anything like them before.

Cartography

NounThe study of making accurate maps.

It wasn’t until a cartographer looked at where Columbus was sailing that he realized that it was a New World.

Why do we need better maps?

Conquistadores

NounThe name given to the Spanish

explorers who were coming to the new world. Most often were soldiers.

The Conquistadores were after the indigenous peoples’ gold, and as a result were often very cruel to them.

Colonialism

NounThe belief that a mother country should try to establish colonies to benefit the country.

Colonialism lead to the European settlement of North and South America, and helps explain why most people in America have connections to Europe or Africa.

Mercantilism

NounAn economic and foreign policy belief that controlling trade is vital to national security.

Many private pirates, called privateers, were hired by kings to raid other countries’ ships because of the mercantile system of the 1600’s.

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East India Trading Company

Proper NounThe British-based company that began to control all trade from India and the New World to and from Europe.

The East India Trading Company had a monopoly on foreign goods like tea and sugar during the 17th and 18th century.

Circumnavigate

VerbTo navigate completely around an object, usually in reference to the planet.

Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the earth.

Picture credits

• http://www.treasurelore.com/florida/florida_treasure.htm

• http://dfb.randomhousechildrens.co.uk/blog/index.php/2013/07/04/sf-said-the-astrolabe-in-phoenix/

• http://minifigures.lego.com/en-us/Bios/Conquistador.aspx

• savoyewcila.blogspot.com • http://wordinfo.info/unit/1375/ip:2/il:N• http://www.worldmapsonline.com/images/m

urals/historical_map_murals/world_1630_mural_lg.jpg