Mr. Klopfenstein’s History Blog

We began with a discussion of the political discussion questions that were assigned on Monday. That was followed by a detailed presentation about triangular trade, the middle passage, and the Columbian exchange. The Exploration maps and packets will need to be finished by Monday, December 4, which is also the day of the Exploration quiz.

Students continued work on the political and economic aspects of the exploration map.  Whatever is not finished in class Tuesday will need to be completed as homework by Monday, December 4.  The Exploration quiz will also be on 12/4.

Students worked on Exploration maps.  Political Discussion questions due tomorrow:

1. What were peoples’/countries’ motives for exploring?
2. What made the Age of Exploration possible (technology, economy, society)?
3. What were the risks involved with Exploration?

Use information from your textbook, pages 95-101, to answer the questions.

Students worked on their explorer maps.

Students reviewed Scientific Revolution biographies prior to re-taking the Scientific Revolution section of the Unit test. After all students completed the re-test, I introduced the task of drawing the explorers map.

Students finished watching The Mission.

Students watched The Mission. The Mission examines the events surrounding the Treaty of Madrid in 1750, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, thereby modifying the Treaty of Tordesillas . Two European forces are on hand to win the South American natives over to imperialist ways. The plunderers want to extract riches and slaves from the New World. The missionaries, on the other hand, want to convert the Indians to Christianity and win over their souls

Students took the objective part of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution test.  Upon completion, students picked up the “Spain Builds an American Empire” worksheet, which will be due on block day.