2009-2010 exploration and isolation essential questions

Exploration and Isolation Essential Questions

When one group suffers, another group prospers.

Essential Questions1) Money was definitely a factor in

European exploration. - Why was money so important to

exploration? - Does money play a part in people

moving or “exploring” today? or does it matter? Specific examples.

2) Europeans had a huge impact on America.

- Do you feel the Europeans coming to America was a positive or a negative? Or both?

- Could it have been done differently? How?

- How would life be different? BE SPECIFIC

3) Isolationism is a concept that has been around for hundreds of years.

- Why did China and Japan isolate themselves?

- Can you predict the outcome if China and Japan didn’t isolate themselves?

- Did it benefit them?- Provide specifics and evidence.

4) “When one group suffers, another group prospers,” is the Big Idea for Exploration and Isolation.

- How does this Big Idea fit this unit?- If you could give this unit a different Big

Idea, what would that be? - Explain using specific examples and

provide evidence.