Renaissance for Students - Renaissance Travel, Trade & Exploration (VIDEO)

During the Renaissance, sailors set off into uncharted waters around the globe in search of new trade routes and lucrative luxury goods. Advancements and innovations in navigational tools, including lateen sails and the astrolabe, as well as improvements in shipbuilding aided explorers such as Columbus, Magellan and da Gama on their amazing journeys. Renaissance Travel, Trade & Exploration delves into the struggle for trade dominance in the Mediterranean between the Ottoman Empire and Europeans, the emerging role of the wealthy merchant class and the worldwide effects of expanded trade on people living during the Renaissance.

Grades: 5 to 9

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