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Understanding the world
Age of Exploration, Age of Sail
Age of Exploration, Age of Sail is a lesson designed to offer explanations about the causes and the effects of the Age of Discoveries.
The structure of the lessons is projected to answer to three essential questions:
What were the main territories discovered by Europeans at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Age?
What changes have the great geographical discoveries made?
How was the civilization of the New World formed?
For the mentioned purpose, three chapters were created:
I. Introduction
Causes of Exploration:
Europeans discovers the World:
New routes and territories:
II. The great discoveries of the Europeans. Consequences on people’s lives
Christopher Columbus:
Fernando Magellan:
Europe dominance in the World:
First colonial Empires:
Changes in Europe:
III. Knowledge, missionary work, exploitation
Ancient Civilisations and Cultures:
Examples of cultures:
Missionary work. Converting conquered populations to Christianity:
I hope it will be useful for you!
Vlad