This unit will help you to learn more about the Age of Exploration.
Social Studies Standard
5 – U1.2.2 Use case studies of individual explorers and stories of life in Europe to compare the goals, obstacles, motivations, and consequences for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
5 – U.1.2.1 Explain the technological and political developments that made sea exploration possible.
Together, let's learn about why the late 1400's was the pefect time for exploration: