| Description |
107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile, maps, photographs ; 20 cm |
| Series Title |
What was--?
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| Note(S) |
"An official Who HQ book"--Cover. |
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"16 pages of photos inside"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107) and timelines. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations. |
| Audience |
910L Lexile. |
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910L Lexile |
| Reading Level |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 1 512033. |
| Subject(S) |
Discoveries in geography.
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Explorers.
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Instructional and educational works.
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| Added Name(S) |
Murray, Jake, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Age of exploration |
| ISBN |
9780593093825 |
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0593093828 |
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