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Unit 2: Different worlds meet

Chapter 3: The World of Africa, Asia, and Europe Chapter 4: Explorers Come to the Americas Chapter 5: The Founding of European Colonies. Unit 2: Different worlds meet. Lesson 1 Vocabulary. Sagas Ancient stories of Iceland Islam

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Unit 2: Different worlds meet

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  1. Chapter 3: The World of Africa, Asia, and Europe Chapter 4: Explorers Come to the Americas Chapter 5: The Founding of European Colonies Unit 2: Different worlds meet

  2. Lesson 1 Vocabulary • Sagas • Ancient stories of Iceland • Islam • A religion based on the belief in one God and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad • Pilgrimage • A journey to a sacred place or shrine • Mosque • A Muslim house of worship

  3. Lesson 1: Trading Across Oceans and Continents • Growing trade in Africa, Asia, and Europe improved people’s lives and brought them into contact with new ideas.

  4. Vikings Cross the Atlantic • Vikings valued walrus tusks for their ivory. • They sailed to Greenland in search of walrus. • Leif Ericson sailed from Greenland to the coast of Canada. • When archaeologists discovered pieces of iron in L’Anse aux Meadows, New Foundland, they believed Vikings were the first to “discover America.” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKoBad4ooSc&feature=related (Part 1) • Vikings You-Tube (Part 2) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpI7uJGElpQ&feature=related (Part 3)

  5. The Fabulous City of Timbuktu • Timbuktu , Mali was the trade center of West Africa. • Salt was so important for preserving food that West Africans gladly traded gold for North African salt. • The west African leader, Mansa Musa, went on a pilgrimage to Mecca. • When he returned, he brought along Arab scholars. This helped Timbuktu become rich in gold, learning, and the arts. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ke7u8Wuycc

  6. Travel and Trade

  7. Lesson Review • Who was the leader of the first group of Europeans to explore North America? • Leif Ericson • When archaeologists found pieces of iron in L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, shat conclusion did they draw? • They concluded that the Vikings must have been there or had a settlement in that area.

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