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Social Studies · 7–9

Age of Discovery: Trade, Exploration, and a Changing Europe (1400–1600)

Students examine why European nations explored overseas, how trade networks developed, and how exploration changed European society between 1400 and 1600.

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Students examine why European nations explored overseas, how trade networks developed, and how exploration changed European society between 1400 and 1600. The resource includes informational reading, key vocabulary, timeline sequencing, and questions about trade, banking, and merchant classes.

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  • Students will identify the economic, religious, and intellectual motivations for European exploration.
  • Students will define key terms related to exploration, navigation, trade, and mercantilism.
  • Students will sequence major events from the Age of Discovery chronologically.
  • Students will explain connections between expanding trade networks and economic change in Europe.