The start of the Modern Age. The Great Geographical Discoveries
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the periods of Modern history in a table (two stages, with years).
1) Late 15th century – about 1789; 2) early 19th century – 1918.
2
Columbus, Da Gama, Magellan: write the year of each one’s achievement.
Columbus – 1492; Da Gama – 1498 (reached India); Magellan – 1519–1522.
3
What advantages did the caravel have? Write two.
It withstood ocean waves and could also sail against the wind.
4
Why did Columbus call the local people “Indians”? Write 2–3 sentences.
He believed he had sailed west to India, so he used that name.
5
Write a short opinion on how the discoveries affect today’s world.
Sample: the continents were linked and knowledge and trade expanded, but heavy traces of colonialism remained.