Chapter 5 Introduction
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Unit 1
Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview
Chapter 5 Introduction
Why would a society decide to explore beyond its own borders?
Chapter 5 is about the Age of Exploration, the time in which many Europeans set out in ships hoping to discover new lands, people, and goods.
Look at the maps in Figures 5.1 and 5.2.
Figure 5.1 is a map of
the world drawn in 1489 by Henricus Martellus.
What does it tell you about the knowledge of the world at the time?
What does it tell you about the knowledge of the world at the time?
Figure 5.1
World Map 1489
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Figure 5.2 is a section from a larger map called the
Carta Marina
by Olaus Magnus and first printed in Venice in 1539.
What does it tell you about people's knowledge of the sea at the time?
What does it tell you about people's knowledge of the sea at the time?
Figure 5.2
Carta Marina
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Considering how little Europeans knew about the world in
medieval times, what would motivate so many to explore unknown places?