Notes

64 p. : ill. (some col.), maps Table of contents includes: Why was there an age of exploration?

Europe sets sail : religion, competition, wealth, glory, knowledge

Empires of the Americas : the Inca, the Aztec, the lost city, trade

The explorers

Columbus and the New World : the Age of Exploration, Cortes, Pizarro, Cartier, De Soto, Drake

How the explorers changed the world

A world joined : disease, plants & animals, population, dinner, global gold, migration, ideas, ways of living
Summary:
Describes how the discoveries made by the Europeans around the time of Columbus changed the world