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Why did the great journeys of exploration occur?
This term you will learn about some of the major world events in the 15th and 16th centuries that encouraged people from Europe to explore the rest of the world. You will learn about one particular world explorer and then do a project on another world explorer that interests you. |
World Explorers
Read about the World Explorers. Choose one explorer for your information report.
1 Who was the explorer? His name, where he was from, and what he looked like.
2 When did he explore? When he was exploring.
3 What is his story? Why he was exploring.
4 Where did he want to go? Where he left from, and where he went.
5 How did he navigate? How he did this — how many ships, and how he knew where he was going.
6 What was shipboard life like? What it was like aboard his ships.
7 Did the exploration impact on Indigenous people? How he treated the local people.
8 What impacts did the exploration have? The impacts of trade, wealth, opening up routes to other countries etc.
2 When did he explore? When he was exploring.
3 What is his story? Why he was exploring.
4 Where did he want to go? Where he left from, and where he went.
5 How did he navigate? How he did this — how many ships, and how he knew where he was going.
6 What was shipboard life like? What it was like aboard his ships.
7 Did the exploration impact on Indigenous people? How he treated the local people.
8 What impacts did the exploration have? The impacts of trade, wealth, opening up routes to other countries etc.
What makes a Good Informative Website?
Spend some time exploring these websites about world explorers. Many of these websites have been made by school students just like you!
What features make the websites easy to navigate? What features make them easy to understand? What features make them pleasing to view? How have the designers of these websites shared important information about where they found their information? What makes the information on the website seem credible (or not)?
What features make the websites easy to navigate? What features make them easy to understand? What features make them pleasing to view? How have the designers of these websites shared important information about where they found their information? What makes the information on the website seem credible (or not)?