Bibliograph

What was the Age of Exploration?, by Catherine Daly ; illustrated by Jake Murray

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What was the Age of Exploration?, by Catherine Daly ; illustrated by Jake Murray

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What was the Age of Exploration?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1240498598

Responsibility statement

by Catherine Daly ; illustrated by Jake Murray

Series statement

What was-- ?Who HQ NOW

Summary

Before the fifteenth century, European sailors were unsure what waited for them beyond their well-known travel routes around the Mediterranean Sea, so they kept within sight of land. But all of that changed after Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal started sending ships down the coast in the hope of finding a sea route to India and Africa. This was the beginning of a giant leap toward understanding what the globe actually looked like. Certain European nations grew rich and powerful from the New World gold and lands they claimed, while advanced, long-standing civilizations like the Aztecs and Incas were destroyed in the cruelest of ways. This book also features the fun black-and-white illustrations and engaging 16-page photo insert that readers have come love about the What Was? series!

Table Of Contents

What was the Age of Exploration? -- Marco Polo and the Silk Road -- Portugal leads the way -- The slave trade begins -- A new player: Christopher Columbus -- Things get spicy for Portugal -- All the way around the globe -- A new kind of explorer -- The Inca -- The search for the Northwest Passage -- The Age of Exploration: a lasting impact -- Timelines -- Bibliography

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Age of Exploration

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