Mr. Bee's Diamond News

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Room 7 and 9

1. Between the Lions

2. Clifford

3. Starfall Comix

Monday, November 14, 2011

Room 16

Thursday, November 3, 2011

European Explorers

1. What is the difference between an explorer and a conquistador?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/glossary.shtml

2. How did Ferdinand Magellan die? What great thing was he not able to complete because of his death?
http://www.answers.com/topic/ferdinand-magellan#

3. What was Pizarro going to steal from the native Inca along the Pacific coast of Peru?
http://bruceruiz.net/PanamaHistory/francisco_pizarro.htm

4. What did Hernan Cortes do with his ships after he landed off the coast of Mexico?
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/civil_n2/histscript6_n2/cortez.html

5. What powerful Aztec leader did Hernan Cortes put in prison because he feared he would lead a revolt?
http://www.answers.com/topic/cuauht-moc

6. Juan de Leon is famous for what “Discovery”? What important island did he take from the native people because he Heard there was gold? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/deleon.shtml

7. What did Christopher Columbus do on his first and second trips? Describe how he interacted with the native people. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

8. Who was Leif Eriksson? Why is he famous?http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexe.shtml#Ericsson

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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