[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Age of Exploration which begin with Portugal and Spain in the 15th century. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Read and study the sources about the European Age of Exploration. As you read the four sources, think about the ways in which exploration during this time period impacted the Americas.

Unit with learning materials for teachers and students tells the story of the Italian and Northern Renaissance and the exploration around the globe. Includes PowerPoint, videos, unit guide and primary sources.

Discover what life was like for a sailor during the Age of Exploration.

A Buccaneer's Guide to the Age of Exploration depicts European world-wide exploration and exploitation through a collage-style book of text, hand-drawn and water-colored illustrations, maps, timelines, and diagrams. The book chronicles...

Scroll to the bottom of this page to access activity resources and lesson plans that encourage students to explore an understand the practicalities and difficulties involved in sailing to new places during the Age of Exploration.

A timeline of the Age of Exploration and the impact that these explorers had in their countries. Move the timeline cursor to access all the maps. By clicking on the highlighted words, you can discover more in-depth information.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore the three periods of the Mesozoic Era, the age when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Find out what happened to the dinosaurs.

Sailors improved on many of the tools used in navigation to help them in their long journeys across an ocean. On this site from the Mariners' Museum, find many of these tools, perhaps in use already in the 15th century, but made even...

A history of the world from the perspective of those who sailed the seas in great waves of exploration, from ancient times through the nineteenth century. Learn about the explorers, their ships, the tools they navigated by, and their...

In this interactive you will discover the history of ancient reptiles. Click your mouse on the dinosaur you wish to explore and learn all about its history. Learn about Pterosaurs, Nanatius, the Sauropod, Minmi paravertebral and many...

This collection uses primary sources to explore the golden age of musical theater on Broadway.

Visit such Spanish sites in Puerto Rico as El Morro, the fort that provided the keystone to protection of the Spanish Empire that spread across the Caribbean. Many photographs and drawings.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

A report of Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the New World. Find out what islands he visited in the Caribbean, and discover how successful he was in finding riches.

Find out about the wave of exploration that began with Columbus' voyage in 1492, and reached the land that is now Texas a short time later.

This online chapter of a book studying biodiversity and conservation explores the evolution of mammals, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the evolution of humans.

This photographic exhibit explores the role of media in the culture of Pakistan between the years 1960 and 1985.

A website detailing the biographies of Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo, and Zheng Hehis. Learn about their inspiration for their voyages here.

Learn about the adventures of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Zheng He on this site. Compare their journeys with charts and maps that are found here.

An interesting and comprehensive essay on Adriaen Block, the development of New Netherlands, Dutch trade, and the impact of the Little Ice Age in Europe on fur trade in North America.

An image-rich exposition of visual art that takes the sea as its a theme. Mythology, fantasy, mapmaking, and the history of sailing and marine exploration are all investigated as are fears about the ocean's power, puzzling beliefs about...

Chronicle of the changes that occurred in various areas when latitude was identified in 1516. Site includes links to the changes in maps, compass roses, and the science of sailing.

Exploration of the full spectrum of color choices available to artists past and present.