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Name ____________________________________________ Date ___________________________Social Studies: Explorers Unit 5 Study Guide Directions: Review and complete the following tasks to help you review for the Unit 5 Explorers test. VOCABULARY: Know the following vocabulary words: An EXPLORER is a person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries. A ROUTE is a course you take to get somewhere. European explorers wanted to find the first water ROUTE (same word) to Asia. A COLONY is a place ruled by another country. (Louisiana was a COLONY of France and Spain.) EXPLORERS: Know facts about the following European figures and be able to answer historical questions. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing facts. Use your background knowledge from class discussions and videos, SS journal notes, and “My world” textbook pages 125C-125F, National Geographic Louisiana” textbook pages 54-63, and the “Colonial Louisiana” worksheet in your binder to help. Columbus – (1492) An Italian sailor who sailed from __________ in 1492 with three ships – the Nina, Pinta, Santa MariaWas looking for a new route to _________________. The first European to discover ___________________; called the native people “Indians” because he thought he had landed in ____________. (He actually landed in the Caribbean, on one of the islands in the Bahamas.) De Soto – (1541) A ______________ explorer who came to the New World in search of goldFound no goldFirst European to discover the ______________________________3. La Salle – (1682) A French explorer who claimed _________________ for _____________. The Louisiana territory stretched from the Rocky Mountains (West) to the Appalachian Mountains (East). The Gulf of Mexico was to the south; the Great Lakes were to the North. Parts of the LA territory extended into France. La Salle named Louisiana in honor of ___________________________Bienville – Started several small settlements in LA with his brother, ________________Choose the location for ________________ and founded the city in the year ____________Named it after the __________________________New Orleans turns ________ years old this year, in 2018! How did Louisiana get its name?_____________ named it after King Louis XIV (and his wife Ana) when he claimed LA for _______________How did New Orleans get its name?___________________ named it after the Duke of Orleans when he founded the city in 1718. Sample questions: 1. Why did France want to control the land around the Mississippi River? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Describe two reasons why Bienville chose the site for the City of New Orleans: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________FLAGSKnow the following facts about these flags. Be able to answer historical questions. Spanish Flag of Leone and CastileFrench Fleur de Lis flag1400s-1500s 1600s-1700sUsed by: _______________________Used by: __________________________(2 Explorers)(2 Explorers) Sample question: 1) Which explorers used the French fleur-de-lis flag in the Louisiana colony in the 1600 and 1700s? a) Columbus and De Sotob) Columbus and La Sallec) La Salle and Bienvilled) Bienville and Columbus MAPSBe able to compare and contrast maps from past and present Map of the Louisiana territory, 1600s Map of Louisiana today Sample question: Please compare and contrast the above maps. What is one similarity and one difference? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ART HISTORYSample question: Which European explorer is shown in the image on the left? What event is happening in this painting? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Be able to describe the historical events shown in works of art. TIMELINESBe able to use a timeline to answer historical questions. Louisiana history timeline (1500s-1700s)1541 1681 16821718De Soto La Salle begins trip La Salle reaches Gulf of Mexico Bienville founds Discovers the down the and claims Louisiana the City Mississippi River Mississippi River for France of New Orleans Sample Questions: 1) When was the City of New Orleans founded? a) 1541b) 1681c) 1718d) 1682 2) What event happened about one hundred years AFTER De Soto discovered the Mississippi River? a) Columbus sailed to the Caribbean islandsb) La Salle began his voyage down the Mississippi Riverc) Bienville founded the City of New Orleansd) Hunter-gatherers built mounds at Poverty Point ................
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