Age of Exploration
Grade 7 Social Studies · Quebec, Canada
Discover how explorers connected the world.
Lessons
Why Europeans Explored
Understand the economic, religious, and technological reasons that drove European exploration.
Major Explorers
Learn about the key explorers who sailed to new lands and changed the map of the world.
The Columbian Exchange
Explore the massive transfer of plants, animals, foods, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
Colonization of the Americas
Learn how European nations established colonies and the effects on native peoples.
Impact on Indigenous Peoples
Examine the profound and lasting effects of European contact on the native populations of the Americas.
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The Age of Exploration chapter covers multiple lessons aligned to the Quebec curriculum. Browse all lessons below to see the full topic list.
Is Age of Exploration part of the Quebec curriculum?+
Yes, Age of Exploration is part of the official Grade 7 Social Studies curriculum in Quebec, Canada.