The monarchies who sponsored the expeditions started a powerful expansionist movement that changed the world forever. Compare your explorer to astronauts today. Students deliver focused, coherent presentation that covers ideas clearly and relates to the background and interests of the audience. They evaluate the content of oral communication. Students write clear, coherent, and focused essays.
Students exhibit awareness of audience and purpose.
The focus is on key European explorers and their voyages. The students will identify reasons for explorations and describe the technological developments in ship building and navigation that made long distance voyages possible. Describe the world as Europeans knew it in the 1400's. Identify routes taken by key European explorers. Summarize the results of key voyages of Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Dutch explorers.