Dividing the Americas and Further Explorations
Use the map below to add both the Line of Demarcation (1493) and the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas line to your Age of Exploration Map. You should draw them in as dotted lines and then label them on the bottom of your map, so that the labels do not get in the way of the explorers' routes.Â
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
"OTHER EXPLORERS"
"OTHER EXPLORERS"
Test your knowledge of Vespucci, Balboa and Magellan with a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" game! You can play individually to see how much money you can earn or challenge a friend. Click here to access the game. If you get a question wrong, you'll have to start over again!
HOW MAGELLAN CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE GLOBE
This 6-minute TED Ed talk examines the journey of Ferdinand Magellan's crew that resulted in the first circumnavigation of the globe.