Choose one of the explorers below:
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Captain James Cook
Ibn Battuta 
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus

Class Brainstorm - what do we want to know?

General Information
Full name
Birth-When did they die? How old? How?
Where was he born/ where did he live?
Information on their early life (parents/ family/ royalty-importance)
Religion
How long they explored for?

Fleet of Ships
How many ships were they in charge of? details of the ships- names, year of build, size)
How many crew were aboard? What were their jobs?

Voyages
Motives for exploration
How many people died on their journeys?
Where did they explore/ travel to/ countries visited?
What was their biggest discovery?
Did they claim any land?
How many voyages did he embark on?
Impact on others/ other countries/ Indigenous people.
​How long did the voyages last?

​Big Question: What impact did the explorer/ the explorations have on other societies?