7th Grade - Journals 11-20

Journal 11 - Choose one Native American civilization mentioned in class and describe it in your journal.

Journal 12 – How do you think the Native Americans kept warm during the winter?

JOURNAL 13 – WHY DID COLUMBUS CALL THE NATIVE AMERICANS ‘INDIANS’?

JOURNAL 14 – DRAW A MAP OF THE WORLD AS THE EUROPEANS SAW IT BEFORE THEY “DISCOVERED” AMERICA.

Journal 15 – How do we know the Vikings were here before Columbus? (Use V1.13-14)

Journal 16 – Who were the Conquistadores?

Journal 17 – Why did cartographers depend on explorers to help them make maps?

Journal 18 - We live in a Humid Continental climate zone. Conduct some outside research to get more information about this climate zone. (handout, internet, science teacher)

Journal 19 – Write a letter to an explorer who searched for a Northwest Passage. Explain why this discovery is important to your nation.

Journal 20 – Explain how European affairs affected the New World. Point out two important events.