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Unit 19: What were the effects
of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
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Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
How did knowledge of the world change during the Tudor period?
Here is a world map from around
1300 AD.
How is it different from
modern maps?
Do you think it is accurate?
Why do you think maps in
1300 might not have been
as accurate as the maps
we use today?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
How did knowledge of the world change during the Tudor period?
This map is from Tudor times. Do you think it is more accurate
than the map from 1300? Why do you think this might be?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
How did knowledge of the world change during the Tudor period?
Compare the Tudor map with the modern map next to it. What
differences can you see?
Why do you think there are differences?
Which areas of the Tudor map are most accurate?
Why do you think the Tudor map makers were more accurate in
some areas than in others?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
Why did the Tudors explore outside Europe?
The Tudors explored outside Europe because…
… some people wanted to find new places to trade and
places to find expensive goods like silk and spices.
… some people wanted to find a new place to live where
they would be able to practise their religion in freedom.
… some people were excited by the challenge of travelling
to new places where no British people had ever been.
… some people thought that Britain and Europe were
becoming overpopulated and it was necessary to find new
places to live to prevent overcrowding.
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
How did people explore the world in Tudor times?
Tudor explorers used sailing ships like
this one to explore the world.
The voyages could take years at a time,
so everything that was needed had to
be carried on the ship.
The ships would usually have cannons to
defend themselves against enemy ships
and pirates.
Can you think of any problems which would occur if you had to
spend months or years on board a ship?
Can you think of any advantages to living at sea for so long?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
What were the disadvantages of a life at sea?
Fresh food wouldn’t keep If the sailors were
on long voyages, so the disobedient, they often
sailors were often short suffered cruel
of vitamins, which could punishments, such as
lead to diseases like whipping, or even being
scurvy. thrown overboard
Life at sea
Because maps in Tudor
times weren’t very
In Tudor times, many accurate, voyages could
sailors were superstitious go on longer than
and were afraid of expected. This could be
things like sea monsters a serious problem if food
attacking the ship. ran low.
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
Why did Drake circumnavigate the world?
I wanted to bring back treasure for the
queen, to impress her and show her what a
loyal subject I am
I also wanted to make money myself
I wanted to cause trouble for our enemies
the Spanish by stealing from them and
This is Francis capturing their ships
Drake, a famous
sailor and Because of this I had to sail all the way
explorer in Tudor around the world to return to England. If
times. I had gone back, the Spanish would have
caught me and sunk my ship
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
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Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
Why did the Roanoake settlement fail?
The settlers had travelled a long way. They
were undernourished and some were ill.
They had lost a lot of food on the journey,
and the food they had didn’t last long.
When they arrived there was a drought. It was
hard to grow food
Also, none of the settlers had much
knowledge about farming.
There was no way of contacting anyone. They
had to wait for the ship.
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
What were the effects of the English settlement on the people living
in America?
At first the English settlers were friendly, but
then they lost some silver. They blamed our
tribe and came to kill our leader.
They didn’t want to be friends with us, they
wanted us to leave them alone. I think they
were afraid because we were different to
them. We were a little afraid too.
They had a lot of trouble trying to grow food,
and seemed to be unable to look after
themselves. If they had been friendly we could
have helped them, as we knew how to farm the
land, and how to hunt animals.
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? History
What impact has Tudor exploration had on our lives today?
More trade
Positive effects Negative effects
Discovery of tobacco
Colonising other
countries
Discovery of
potatoes and maize
Better knowledge of
the world
Prejudice/racism
towards Amerindians
More accurate maps
Stealing treasure
Better shipbuilding
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