Again, choose ONE of the questions below to respond to in the comment section, using complete sentences. Be sure to end your response with a question. You must also address the question of ONE other student. You can make more comments, but you must not make fewer than two.
Questions:
1. The voyages of the early European explorers could be perilous. What risks did they face? Why did they undertake these journeys?
2. What was the importance of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe?
3. Look at the maps on page 548. A clearer (and interactive) version of the Mappa Mundi, one of the world's oldest and most famous maps, can be found at this link:
http://www.themappamundi.co.uk/index.php
How and why has mapmaking progressed?
4. Mapmaking and exploration changed the worldview of Europeans, literally and figuratively. They could now actually see the world in a different way. How did the way they 'viewed' the world start to change?
5. How did European exploration AND colonisation in the Americas affect trade?
6. Look at the ship pictured on pages 550 and 551. In your view, what would be the worst thing about a voyage on a ship like this? What would be the best thing?