Category Archives: Exploration

Year 8A & Year 8B Today we are going to finish off tasks on the impact that exploration had… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. p.36 – Europe & Empires 2. p.43 – Spanish Impact on Indian People 3. In the previous lesson we started the two tasks on p.42 of your Workbook toContinue reading “Y8: 2-11. Exploration – Conclusion”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today we are going to conclude our topic on Exploration with a brief examination of its impact. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. First, look at your test result (Homework-6) and also see where you have perhaps lost marks: 2. Go through the slideshow below and you will seeContinue reading “Y8: 2-10. Exploration – Impact”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today we are going to finish off some tasks on our topic on Exploration. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. If you have not completed (or started) the task below, complete it now. (The questions test your knowledge and understanding of the “Spanish Impact on Indian People”.) “Spanish ImpactContinue reading “Y8: 2-9. Spanish Impact – continued”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to examine the impact that the Spanish conquest had on the lives of the Aztecs and other Indian Tribes of Central America. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Complete the test! (This is a test on The Explorers, p.28-29 & p.32-33) 2. Task 5 onContinue reading “Y8: 2-8. Spanish Impact”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to consider: why empires were important to Europeans what the Aztecs thought of the Spaniards Follow the instructions step by step: 1. But, first a bit of marking… p.36 – What made Europeans go exploring? (questions) 2. Can you remember why monarchs were interested in exploration?Continue reading “Y8: 2-7. Aztec views”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to examine the Aztec capital from a little closer… Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Homework 4 will be assessed as an “Assignment” in Schoology. However, here is an example of what you could have written: 2. The Aztec capital was Tenochtitlan. Cortes and hisContinue reading “Y8: 2-6. Tenochtitlan”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to: watch videos to see how the Aztecs lived answer some questions about the Aztecs Follow the instructions step by step: 1. What Everyday Life Was Like for the Aztecs. (12:02 minutes long) Aztec Sacrifice. (5:56 minutes long) 2. To refresh your memory… The Aztec EmpireContinue reading “Y8: 2-5. Aztec Life”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to learn about Cortes and how he defeated the Aztecs and took Mexico for Spain. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. But first… Task 3 on p.18-19. 2. Now, let’s see who Cortes was, and who the Aztecs were… Cortes & the Aztecs. (4:31 minutesContinue reading “Y8: 2-4. Cortes & the Aztecs”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to: mark some work learn why Europeans became interested in exploration Follow the instructions step by step: 1. Task 1 on p.16-17. 2. Mark the table on “Explorers and where they went” (p.34)  3. Now, let’s see why Europeans went exploring. You already know that theyContinue reading “Y8: 2-3. Reasons for Exploration”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today you are going to learn about some important Renaissance explorers. Follow the instructions step by step: 1. page 32 “Voyages of Encounter – Explorers and where they went.” 2. Watch the following slides on who the explorers were and where they went… Explorers. (3:00 minutes long) 3. Stick theContinue reading “Y8: 2-2. Explorers”

Year 8A & Year 8B Today we are going to start with a new topic – on “Exploration”. We are going to look how technical advances during the Renaissance made exploration possible. We are also going to consider the importance of trade with the far east during the Renaissance, by looking at: trading goods tradeContinue reading “Y8: 2-1. Exploration – Introduction”