1. (Title) World in The 1400s
North Point
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Oceania
Antarctica
Northern
Hemisphere
Southern
Hemisphere Unkown in the 1400s
3. Reasons for exploration
• Amazing spices
• Cloth for Spain
• Treasure for Spain
• Hoping to find a shorter route to India for
trade
• To spread Christianity
• Glory
5. Impacts on society
Number 1
When the Europeans arrived the locals of the New World were forced to act
like Europeans, wear the same clothes, speak the same languages and eat the
same food. They were also treated like slaves. Christopher Columbus regreted
everything he did for the locals and took over the New World.
Editor's Notes
Drag and drop : continents, oceans, hemispheres
Challenge: indicate the unknown parts of the world in the early 1400s
Trace the journey
Two text boxes (minimum) that indicate location and date of significant events