Day 1 Chapter 2 Bellringer

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Day 1 Chapter 2Bellringer

• What inventions have made it easier for people to
  communicate in the last 25 years? Do you use any
  of these inventions? How do you think future
  inventions will make it easier to communicate?

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Chapter 2 Day 2 Bellringer

• Monday is the 5th anniversary of the September
  11th attacks on NYC and the Pentagon.
• Write 2-3 paragraphs about
• Where were you when you found out about the
  attacks of 9/11?
• Did an adult explain to you the effect of 9/11 on
  our country?
• Do you know anyone who was affected by the 9/11
  attacks personally?
• How does 9/11 affect our lives today?
• How did 9/11 play a role in learning about social
  studies/US History?
• Do you think that an attack on the US is likely
  to happen again?
• Are we doing enough to protect our nation from
  terrorist attacks?
• What can you do to protect our nation from
  terrorist attack?
• How does the war in Iraq play a role in the fight
  against terrorism?
• How do you feel about the soldiers that are
  fighting against terrorists in Afghanistan and
  Iraq?

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Chapter 2 Day 3Bellringer

• Open your book to page 30. Look at the picture
  of Columbus encountering the Taino Indians.
• Describe, in detail, what you see in that
  depiction. Tell me what you think is happening.

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Chapter 2 Day 4Bellringer

• Is exploration in space today the same as
  European exploration of the oceans during the Age
  of Exploration? Do you think people will
  colonize space in the future?

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Chapter 2 Day 5Bellringer

• Use your book to create a timeline with the
  following dates from Chapter 1 2
• Late 300s
• 500-1500
• Mid 1300s
• 1492

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Chapter 2 Day 6 Bellringer

• Imagine you are a sailor on Columbus 1492
  voyage.
• Write a diary entry about your feelings when you
  finally reach land on October 12, 1492. Also
  describe what you saw on that first day on land.

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Chapter 2 Day 8Bellringer

• What was Christopher Columbuss main goal in
  sailing west from Europe?
• Did he accomplish this goal? Why or why not?

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Chapter 2 Day 9Bellringer

• Was Christopher Columbus a good man? Why or why
  not?
• Do you think we should continue to celebrate
  Columbus Day to celebrate his accomplishments?
  Why?

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Chapter 2 Day 10Bellringer

• Use your book to define the following words from
  chapter 2
• Viceroy
• Convert
• Capital

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Chapter 2 Day 11Bellringer

• Open your book to section 4 of chapter 2.
• What were some of the plants and animals sent
  from the New World to Europe? How about from
  Europe to the New World?

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Chapter 2 Day 12Bellringer

• Choose one of the explorers you are working on
  for your map.
• Write the beginning of a newspaper article about
  that explorer describing his major
  accomplishment.
• Make sure you come up with a headline for your
  article!!

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Chapter 2 Day 13Bellringer

• Define the following words from Chapter 2.
• Circumnavigate
• Convert
• Northwest Passage

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Chapter 2 Day 14Bellringer

• What have been the best parts of US History so
  far this year?
• What has been the worst part of US History so far
  this year?