United States History Student Edition

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INQUIRY ACTIVITY

FLORIDA BENCHMARKS

Turning Point: A “New” World ? COMPELLING QUESTION How did European colonization affect native inhabitants and societies throughout the world? • SS.8.A.1.3 • SS.8.A.1.4 • SS.8.A.1.5

• SS.8.A.1.7 • ELA.K12.EE.1.1

Plan Your Inquiry DEVELOPING QUESTIONS

Background Information When European explorers arrived in the Americas, it changed the world forever. People all over the world were impacted, including native peoples in the Americas, Africans, and the Europeans. For example, soon after Columbus's voyages, corn, an important crop for Native Americans, reached Spain and the rest of Europe. Its cultivation quickly became widespread. Today, corn is a staple of many diets around the world. What other impacts did European exploration have on the world? Why was European exploration of the Americas a turning point in history?

Think about the changes related to the European exploration and colonization of the Americas. Then read the Compelling Question for this lesson. What questions can you ask to help you answer this Compelling Question? Create a graphic organizer like the one below. Write your Supporting Questions in your graphic organizer.

What this source tells me about what changed when European explorers arrived in the Americas

Questions the source leaves unanswered

Supporting Questions Source

A B C D

In the late 1500s, a Catholic priest named Bernardino de Sahagún collaborated with some native peoples to create the Florentine Codex, a 12-volume, illustrated study of the Aztec way of life. This drawing— most likely done by a native illustrator— shows how the Aztec stored corn.

ANALYZING SOURCES Next, examine the primary and secondary sources in this lesson. Analyze each source by answering the questions that follow it. How does each source help you answer each Supporting Question you created? What questions do you still have? Write these in your graphic organizer.

After you analyze the sources, you will: • use the evidence from the sources • communicate your conclusions • take informed action

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