The world made new : why the Age of Exploration happened & how it changed the world /

Describes how the discoveries made by the Europeans around the time of Columbus changed the world. National Geographic has always given readers the bigger picture of our world. Now The World Made New shows children the bigger context of American history. Written by award-winning children's auth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Aronson, Marc
Other Authors:	Glenn, John W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2007]
Subjects:	Discoveries in geography > Juvenile literature. Discoveries in geography.
Online Access:	Table of contents only Publisher description Contributor biographical information

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Causes: Why was there an age of exploration?
Europe sets sail: Religion
Competition
Glory
Knowledge
Empires of the Americas: Inca
Lost city
Trade
What happened: Explorers
Age of exploration
Columbus
Cortez
Pizarro
Cartier
De Soto
Drake
Consequences
How the explorers changed the world: World joined
Disease
Plants
Animals
Dinner
Global gold
Migration
Ideas
Population
Ways of living
Location maps
Biographical dictionary
Glossary
Bibliography, museums, and web sites
Index.