Absolute Monarch

Follow the Link

http://mrpintosworldhistoryclass.weebly.com/

Cortez the Killer

Check out the video on the Spanish Empire

To listen to the song about Cortez the Killer, click on this link

http://ia601504.us.archive.org/1/items/100GreatestGuitarSolos/CortezTheKiller-NeilYoung-neilYoung.mp3

Tenochtitlan



Aztec Rituals at the Temple of the Sun

Trace the Route of Two Explorers

On your map distributed in class, trace the route of two explorers

Here is an Interactive Map for assistance

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u2/index.html


                                                                                                 Norse Exploration

Portuguese Exploration

View the following video on 15th century Mariners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjEGncridoQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Why did China have Zheng He sail the treasure fleets?

Why did his trips end?

Why did Portugal become involved in the search for spices?

What role did Henry the Navigator play in Navigation?

What was Vasco Da Gama looking for when he reached India?

What was the Line of Demarcation? Who was responsible for this and who were the recipient?

What myths wre dispelled about Columbus?