Chapter One: Converging CulturesSection Five: Europe encounters America.

A. The Vikingsa. The first Europeans to settle in America were the _____________.b. These people were from _____________________.c. They made settlements in America around the year ___________ A.D.d. However, the Vikings’ settlements did not _____________.

B. Christopher Columbusa. Christopher Columbus was an ________________ born navigator.b. He believed that Europe and _________ were not all that far apart

and that he could get there by sailing ____________.c. However, no rulers were willing to financially ______________ Columbus’

journey.d. Then in 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of _____________

agreed to sponsor Columbus.e. Columbus was given three ships, the Nina, the _________ and the Santa Maria.f. After more than two months, Columbus finally reached the

Caribbean (San _____________________).g. Believing he had reached India, he called the people he saw

_________________.h. He returned to America the next year bringing back ______________,

and Native Americans.i. Columbus returned to America ___________ more times and explored

other Caribbean islands. j. He never knew he had discovered a new __________________.

C. Spain Claims Americaa. By the _____________, Spain was eager to make colonies in America.b. However, Portugal also wanted to _____________ parts of America.c. To prevent war, the two countries came to an _________________:

The Treaty of Tordesillas. d. The treaty drew a line of demarcation down the ______________ of

the Atlantic Ocean.e. Spain would get everything to the ____________ of the line; Portugal

would get everything to the ______________.f. Italian explorer _________________ Vespucci concluded that this new

land was not Asia, but a new continent.g. Therefore, the new land was later named for him in his honor.

(____________)h. Ferdinand Magellan discovered a ____________ (small stretch of

water connecting two larger bodies of water) in Southern South America.

i. He managed to ________________ his way through the strait to the ocean on the other side.

j. He named this ocean “The Pacific”, which means ______________.k. His crew continued their _________________ all the way back to Spain.l. They became the first people to circumnavigate (go all the way

______________) the world.

D. The Columbian Exchangea. The ______________ of animals, plants, ideas and diseases from

Europe to the Americas and the Americas to Europe.CHUNK #4 pg. 44. From Europe to America, 1st and 2nd paragraph. History Frame

– Answer the following questions from the passage you have read.

Setting Where and When? – Characters Who were the key players? –

Plot What happened? –

Outcome What were the results?

1. Examples from Europe to the Americas;-Wheat, _______________, firearms, small pox.

2. Examples from Americas to Europe;-Potatoes, __________________, tobacco, corn

b. Millions of Native Americans died from _________________ brought over by Europeans.