Type Tudor Exploration into Google, Click on NMM Tudor Exploration.
Or http://www.nmm.ac.uk/TudorExploration/NMMFLASH/index.htm
The mice will talk to you.
Go into “ A place in history”
1. What was brought from Mexico to Spain in 1520?
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2. When were sweet potatoes and tobacco brought from America to England?
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3. When was coffee first brought to Europe?
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4. Who published the first atlas in 1570?
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Click on “Why Explore”
5. Why did explorers make sea voyages?
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6. Complete this sentence ; “During the Tudor period, voyages of exploration were made in the hope of finding………………………………..................................................
Click on “Navigation”
7. How did Tudor explorers find their way when they were near to the coast?
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8. What navigational instruments did the Tudors use?
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Click on “On the seas”
9. Why were flags important?
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10. Look on deck. What were the smaller boats used for?
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11. What was the most common sickness on board?
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12. Look below deck. What was the chest used for?
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13. Click on “Mapping the world” Match the maps and charts to the correct dates.
14. Click on “Finding the evidence” Choose 8 pieces of evidence, writing what they are and how they were used by Tudors.