Age of Exploration

exploration — Globe from 1543. Caspar Vopell, Nova ac generalis orbis descriptio (Cologne, 1543). Globe. LC call number G3170 1543. V6 Vault Cabinet. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/images/gm065001.jpg

Why did Europeans explore?

Download Primary Source Set: Age of Exploration

This source set considers European and indigenous accounts to identify the reasons that Europeans set out to explore the Americas.

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5