The world made new : why the Age of Exploration happened & how it changed the world
The World Made New provides an account of the charting of the New World and the long-term effects of America's march into history. The text uses primary sources to bring history to life and features profiles of the major explorers of the age. The book is illustrated with full-color artwork, multiple-time lines, and six custom National Geographic maps. The text and layout combine to provide an overview of New World exploration, and outline the historical context for the discoveries that literally changed the world. The narrative carries young readers through this age of adventure. Follow the timeline of history unfolding; how the early colonies were established; how dissemination of products like the potato, tomato, tobacco, and corn made the Americas a major part of the new world economy; and how the Caribbean became a major trading hub
Print Book, English, ©2007
National Geographic, Washington, D.C., ©2007
Literature
Ages 10-14.
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm
9780792264545, 9780792269786, 0792264541, 0792269780
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Why was there an Age of Exploration?: Europe sets sail. Religion
Competition
Wealth
Glory
Knowledge
Empires of the Americas. The Inca
The Aztec
The lost city
Trade
The explorers: Columbus and the New World. The Age of Exploration
Cortés
Pizarro
Cartier
De Soto
Drake
How the explorers changed the world: A world joined. Disease
Plants & animals
Population
Dinner
Global gold
Migration
Ideas
Ways of living
Place-finder map
Biographical dictionary