QUESTIONS AND TOPICS CHAPTER 1 §§ 1-3.--a. To how much honor are the Northmen entitled as the discoverers of America? b. Draw from memory a map showing the relative positions of Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and North America. c. What portions of the world were known to Europeans in 1490? Explain by drawing a map. §§ 4-6.--a. State Columbus's beliefs about the shape and size of the earth. b. What land did Columbus think that he had reached? c. What is meant by the statement that "he took possession" of the new land? d. Describe the appearance of the Indians, their food, and their weapons. §§ 7-9.--a. What other Italians sailed across the Atlantic before 1500? Why was Cabot's voyage important? b. Why was the New World called America and not Columbia? c. Describe the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Why was this discovery of importance? CHAPTER 2 §§ 10-12.--a. What was the chief wish of the Spanish explorers? b. How did they treat the Indians? §§ 13-16.--a. Describe a pueblo. What do the existing pueblos teach us about the Indians of Coronado's time? b. Describe Coronado's march. c. What other band of Spaniards nearly approached Coronado's men? Describe their march. d. What other places were explored by the Spaniards? §§ 17-20.--a. Why did Verrazano explore the northeastern coasts? b. Describe Cartier's experiences in the St. Lawrence. c. Describe the French expeditions to Carolina and Florida. d. What reason had the Spaniards for attacking the French? CHAPTER 3 §§ 21, 22.--a. Look up something about the early voyages of Francis Drake. b. Compare Drake's route around the world with that of Magellan. §§ 23-25.--a. Explain carefully Ralegh's connection with our history. b. Was the territory Ralegh named Virginia just what is now the state of Virginia? c. What is sea-power? d. What effect did the defeat of Spain have upon _our_ history? GENERAL QUESTIONS a. Draw upon an Outline Map the routes of all the explorers mentioned. Place names and dates in their proper places. b. Arrange a table of the various explorers as follows, stating in two or three words what each accomplished:-- ================================================ DATE. | SPANISH. | FRENCH. | ENGLISH. -------+-----------+----------+----------------- 1492 | Columbus | | 1497 | | | Cabot. ================================================ TOPICS FOR SPECIAL WORK a. Columbus's first voyage, Irving (abridged edition). b. Coronado's expedition, Lummis's _Spanish Pioneers_. c. Verrazano and Cartier, Higginson's _Explorers_. d. The "Lost Colony," Higginson's _Explorers_. e. The England of Elizabeth (a study of any small history of England will suffice for this topic). SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER