The Spanish and Portuguese Empires
The Treaty of Tortesillas divided the newly discovered land outside of Europe between the countries of Portugal and Spain along the meridian …
The Expansion of Russia
The steppe regions of the Ukraine and southern Russia is good agricultural land, but was traditionally held by nomadic people groups. Any …
The Expansion of Sweden
The Expansion of Sweden map includes a colorful labeled teacher’s map and an unlabeled student map that the child can label and …
The Reformation
In 1517, Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by nailing the 95 Theses to the Wittenberg church door. Pope Leo X excommunicated …
The Netherlands
The Netherlands map includes a colorful labeled teacher’s map and an unlabeled student map that the child can label and color. …
The Powerful Habsburgs
The House of Habsburg, also spelled Hapsburg, was one of the most important royal houses of Europe. The throne of the Holy …
Central and South America
The Central and South America map includes a colorful labeled teacher’s map and an unlabeled student map that the child can label …
Later Explorers
Later explorers included Ferdinand Magellan, who sailed around the globe, Amerigo Vespucci, whom the Americas were named for, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier …
The Voyage of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Sponsored by the King and Queen of …
Early Explorers
During the Renaissance time period, explorers began to venture further from home. Early explorers included Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartholomew Diaz, Vasco …