| Overview |
This section deals with the
events that led to the European voyages of discovery to the "New
World." The student should be able to explain the causes for
exploration as well as compare and contrast the efforts of the
different European countries. |
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| Timeline/Dates |
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| Terms, Questions and Thinking Points | ||
| Lecture One |
Crusading,
Trading, and the Rise of Nation-States |
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| Lecture Two |
Spainish
Conquest of the New World; The Protestant Reformation:
Why did England "sleep"? |
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| Lecture Three |
Spain Versus
England |
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| Quiz |
Discovery |
WebCT |
| Related reading |
In the textbook, you will find related
material in Chapter 1, "European Outreach and the Age of Exploration,"
14--30, and Chapter 2, "The New Europe and the Atlantic World," 35-41. |