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This week we will continue Topic 10 The Columbian Exchange.

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Essential Question:

How were native people of the Americas affected by the arrival of Europeans? What role did the quest for gold, god, and glory play in the treatment of native peoples?

Learning Objectives

Topic 10.3 Early Civilizations in South America

Objectives: Explain how the Inca developed a well-organized and militaristic empire with a distinct Inca culture. Describe how the Chavin, Nazca, and Moche cultures existed in South America before the Inca came to power. Explain how the Inca developed a well-organized, militaristic empire with a highly structured society.

Topic 10.4 Exploration and Expansion

Objectives: Understand how Europeans began to explore distant lands, motivated by religious zeal and the promise of gold and glory. Explain the goals of Columbus and the consequence of his explorations. Analyze how contact with Europeans affected the people of the Americas.

Topic 10.5 Spain and France in the Americas

Objectives: Explain the religious rivalry among Europeans Nations. Describe Spanish society in New Spain and Peru. Evaluate the cause and effects of Spanish imperial policies in the American Southwest. Explain how the fur trade affected the French and the Indians in North America. Describe the French expansion into Louisiana.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 10.3 Early Civilizations in South America
2. Topic 10.4 Exploration and Expansion
3. Topic 10.5 Spain and France in the Americas

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 10.1 The Peoples of North America
2. Topic 10.2 Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica
3. Explorers or Conquistador’s Web Quest