Learning Objectives To understand reasons why people explore the world To know how maps changed over time To recognise reasons why Tudor exploration increased during the reign of Elizabeth I
Why do people explore the world ? maps to be the best future over - population of the planet? Treasure To look for resources looking for places to live scientific enquiry to meet new trading partners For personal reasons
Ortelius’s map 1592 Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s map 1576 ©John Carter Brown Library Ortelius’s map 1592
Sir Walter Rayleigh Established English settlement in America Sir Francis Drake The first Englishman to circumnavigate the world