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7 Explorers: Land Exploration

Individuals and Societies

Research Questions

Discuss the personal achievements of the explorer during their exploration. Choose from the categories of trade, discovery, cultural exchange, innovation and language.  

Describe your explorer’s personality. Describe their personal attributes that made them an explorer. You could discuss the explorer’s need/desire to explore - Why did they choose/want to explore?

Discuss the explorer’s perspective - how did they view the world around them?

Land Explorers

Ibn Battuta (Asia)

David Livingstone (Scotland)

Mary Kingsley (Britain)

Gertrude Bell (Britain)

Anya Shirley (USA)

Samuel de Champlain (France)

Marco Polo (Italy)

Nellie Bly (USA)

Gautham Buddha ( 6th-4th Century, India)

Faxian (3rd-4th century CE, China)

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