North Point

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean

Africa

Europe

North America

South America

Asia

Oceania

Antarctica

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Map of the world

Christopher Columbus

Reasons for exploration

God(spread Christianity) Gold(riches and treasure) Glory(happiness) Trade(new trade routes) Science(find new species of animal) Land(found in the name of their country) Challenge(first in the world to discover)

Map

3rd August 1492 Columbus departed Spain

6th October 1492 Columbus’s crew became scared and threatened to throw Columbus overboard

Impacts on society

Both groups learnt about new animals , plants and products

Europeans took things back to Europe and they spread to other parts of the world

Things from around the world arrived in the Americas