The Age of Exploration: History in Minutes | Columbus, Columbian Exchange & Colonization

The Age of Exploration: Questions, Quizzes, Activities for this middle school history video available for $2 on TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P... What was the Age of Exploration? In this "History in Minutes" video, students learn how European explorers traveled across oceans, searched for new trade routes, and connected distant parts of the world. This video covers Portugal, Spain, trade routes, spices, navigation tools, caravels, Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, colonization, conquest, Indigenous peoples, and the transatlantic slave trade. This quick, student-friendly world history lesson helps students understand how the Age of Exploration created new global connections while also causing conquest, slavery, disease, and loss. Engaging activities included: Age of Exploration Tough Choices Scenario Challenge The Columbian Exchange Sorting Challenge Explorer’s Route & Mission Log Age of Exploration Word Search Perfect for: Middle school history (Grades 6–8) Age of Exploration, exploration, and world history units Classroom lessons, review, or sub plans Want ready-to-use materials? Companion resource packs (questions, quiz, and activities) are available in our Brainy Bear TPT Store https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/s... for just $2 (multiple formats: editable Google Forms, printable PDF, fillable Google Slides also downloadable to fillable PPT). Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more "History in Minutes" videos! Follow the Brainy Bear store on TPT for more videos and activities like this one! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/s... License: AQH0RAGGLNSCLPO0