History at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5/6)

Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?

Vocabulary

In this unit, children will have opportunities to use:

words associated with exploration, eg exploration, discovery, voyage, circumnavigation
words associated with colonisation, eg trade, colony, indigenous peoples, Amerindian, empire
words associated with life at sea, eg fo'c'sle, clinker, bow, stern, scurvy, captain, boatswain, mate, knot, quadrant, lead and line

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. How did knowledge of the world change during the Tudor period?
	2. Why did the Tudors explore outside Europe?
	3. How did people explore the world in Tudor times?
	4. Why did Drake circumnavigate the world?
	5. Why did the Roanoke settlement fail?
	6. What were the effects of the English settlement on the people living in America?
	7. What impact has Tudor exploration had on our lives today?