Conquistadores

Conquistadores Web Activity

Orellana (The Amazon)

This is your daily homework. You will hand in the questions for each date indicated. Always write the tile, your name and the date. I will pick them up at the beginning of the class.

Go to http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/orellana/orellana_flat.html

Click on “Discovery of Amazonia” on the left. Click on the icons below the map to find the answers to the questions. Use both the Diary and the Indian icons if the topic has both. If your computer is able to play the videos watch them and write a brief summary, extra credit. You must answer all the questions.

lunes 17 de octubre de 2011

Rumors of El Dorado

What does El Dorado mean?

Who led the expedition in 1541?

What three things did he seek?

How many people did he take with him?

martes 18 de octubre de 2011

Crossing the Andes

What made travel difficult?

Who arrived at Sumaco?

How many men did he have?

miercoles 19 de octubre de 2011

Building El Barco

What was the situation of the expedition in October 1541?

Why did they build a boat?

jueves 20 de octubre de 2011

The expedition Splits

Why did they slip the expedition?

How many men did Orellana take?

martes 25 de octubre de 2011

Starving on the Napo

Why couldn’t Orellano go back?

How did the Indians treat them?

What did Orellano learn that helped him survive?

miercoles 26 de octubre de 2011

Amazon Proper

Why was the Victoria built?

Where did Pizarro go?

How did the Aparians help with the constructions?

jueves 27 de octubre de 2011

Under attack

What was Machipao territory like?

Why was River Negro given its name?

At what craft did the Omagua excel?

Viernes 28 de octubre de 2011

To the Sea

When did Orellano reach the mouth of the Amazon?

Why is the river called the Amazon?

lunes 31 de octubre de 2011

The Journey Home

Where did the boats land?

How many men survive?

Click on “Golden Man”on the left. Click on each picture to find the answers.

martes 1 de noviembre de 2011

The Legend

What was the legen of El Dorado?

What was the probable origin of the legend?

miercoles 2 de noviembre de 2011

The Amazons

What English explorers wrote about the Amazons?

The expedition

Who were some of the other explorers who searched for El Dorado?

The Native Disgust

What was the Indians’ opinion of the European lust for gold?