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Explorers SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Europe p.94
▸ ▸ Maps p.155
Explorers travelled to new places to meet different people, ▸ ▸ Exploration
find goods for trade, or just to see what was there! They pp.180–181
came from all over the world and faced big challenges on ▸ ▸ Navigation p.182

their journeys. Some were successful, such as Chinese ▸ ▸ Ships p.224
explorer Zheng He, who reached Madagascar in the 1420s. ▸ ▸ Trade p.257
Others did not complete their missions.

Age of Exploration
Between 1450 and 1800, new
navigation tools and types of
ships allowed Europeans to make
Frobisher tried to long sea voyages. This period is
reach the Pacific, Europe
but ended up in known as the Age of Exploration.
North America.
North America
Atlantic Ocean Asia
Pacific Ocean
Columbus
reached Africa
Pacific Ocean America.

Magellan
led the first South Da Gama
trip around America brought Indian
the world. spices back to
Portugal.
Australia

Indian Ocean

Cook went
around South
America to get KEY
to Australia Christopher Columbus in 1492 Martin Frobisher in 1576
and claim it Vasco da Gama in 1498 James Cook in 1770
for Britain.
Ferdinand Magellan from 1519 to 1521

Trade
Explorers discovered items Magellan
they had never seen before. Spanish sailor Ferdinand
Merchants then traded these Cinnamon Magellan set out in 1519
goods, such as food, spices, to find a new route to
Asia. He left with five
and precious metals. ships and 270 men,
Pepper, for example, but only one ship and
spread from India 18 men made it back.
around the world.

Black pepper Gold
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