The Teacher's CornerPuzzles and Activities
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1) Make a chart to compare the reasons the different countries sent explorers out to discover lands. Then decide if you think any of the reasons would be worth risking your life to go on such an adventure. Write a paragraph about what your thoughts are listing the good and not so good reasons for going on the adventure. Points depend on the paragraph.
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2) Draw an illustration or make a diorama of Montezuma¹s city Tenochtitlan ,(page 141) , according to the the description given. Explain the different parts of your illustration or diorama. Points depend on the work.................between 20-100
3) Cortes imprisoned Montezuma, whom was later killed. Cortes then destroyed Tenochtitilan by burning it to the ground. What ideas, buildings, inventions, tools, and ways of living do think might have been destroyed that we would not know about? Use your imagination! Points depend upon your ideas!!............up to...............35
4) Create a chart on explorers using the headings of Name, Dates, Homeland, Reasons/Exploring, and Discovery. List at least
5-6 explorers. Choose the one explorer that you think had good motives and discoveries. Tell why you chose that particular explorer and would you have changed anything about his expedition. List what supplies you would have on board if it were your ship. Points.......................................................25
