The Age of Exploration · 15th to 17th Century

Navigating the Unknown

Examining the new technologies that allowed explorers to travel further than ever before.

Key Questions

  1. 1How did inventions like the astrolabe and the caravel change sea travel?
  2. 2What motivated explorers to risk their lives on long voyages into the unknown?
  3. 3How did early maps reflect the limited knowledge of the world at that time?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Eras of change and conflictNCCA: Primary - Time and chronology
Class/Year: 4th Class
Subject: Explorers and Empires: A Journey Through Time
Unit: The Age of Exploration
Period: 15th to 17th Century

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