header-component

zone2

Account Information

bundle-connector

%1 products have been added to your cart but %2 have been backordered and will be fulfilled when stock is available

Product on backorder

Current quantity limit is [maxProductQuantity], please, navigate to the cart page and change quantity of product

You will be able to resubmit promo in ${countdown} seconds. test

Please note that the taxes displayed on our website are estimated and subject to adjustment. The actual tax charges will be determined and settled during the final invoicing of your order

product-detail-component

products

secondary-primary-menu

Marketing materials, training documents, discovery services

cengage:card

FIND YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE

cengage:column

Get marketing materials, training documents, discovery services.

PRODUCT SUPPORT

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Report technical issues, errors, check system status

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Manage product preferences, generate usage reports, simplify administrative tasks.

ADMIN TOOLS

support

footer-menu-component

cengage:galethorndikeseo

zone1

footer-menu

Academic Institutions

K-12

Public Libraries

Government and Special Libraries

Statewide Programs

Institutions

Databases

Primary Sources

Digital Humanities Tools

eLearning

Schools/K-12 Curriculum

Books

Large Print Books by Thorndike Press

Products

Find Your Rep

Product Support

Technical Support

Customer Support

Admin Tools

Accessibility Policy

Support

About Us

Blogs

Press Center

Events

News

Careers

Partnerships

Contact Us

Our Company

footer-social-menu-component

header

footer-social-menu

Sign Up for Emails

CONNECT WITH GALE

Stay up-to-date with the latest Gale news, exclusive offers, and more.

facebook

linkedin

instagram

youtube

SOCIAL ICONS

footer

config

gale-footer

secondary-storefront-menu

Request a Trial

zone3

FIND YOUR REP

support-order-2

Would you like to go to the Gale {{RECOMMENDED_COUNTRY}} site instead?

It looks like you're visiting from {{DETECTED_COUNTRY}}.

main

International

North America

China

Japan

Latin America

Brazil

Region

Set your region:

mega-menu

Browse by Institution Type

Browse by Product Type

secondary-account-menu

Profile

Orders

Wish List

Fast Order Entry

My Account

single-column

footer-legal-menu-component

container

You may already have access to Gale content through your institution.

STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS

support-order-1

footer-legal-menu

Terms of use

Privacy

TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY SERIES: EXPLORERS EXPLORATION

World History

History

Gt Product Group

Binding Format

Marketing Imprint Name

B2B GT

CL Carton Count

Imprint Name

B2B & B2C

There was a time when every voyage contained an element of the unknown. Today, however, the world spreads out before us carefully mapped and plotted. One must credit explorers with this transformation. Readers will devour these tales of explorers who have pushed geographic and personal boundaries, leaving virtually no corner of the globe off limits.

Turning Points in History: The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World

High School

Elementary

Lexile Measure

Turning Points in History

Duration

Duration Unit Of Measure

Transaction Type

1410

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Early Explorers.
2: Exploration of the Atlantic Coastlines.
3: Persian and Roman Explorations.
4: East-West Contact in Eurasia.
5: The Age of Discovery.
6: The Sea Route East by South to Cathay.
7: Bartolomeu Dias and the Cape of Good Hope.
8: Vasco Da Gama and the Route to India.
9: Columbus&#x2019;s Voyages to the New World.
10: Vespucci&#x2019;s Travels to South America.
11: Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the Earth.
12: Colonial Exploration of the New World.
13: Spain: The Conquests.
14: France in North America.
15: Journeys of Inquiry.
16: Tasman&#x2019;s Discoveries in the South Pacific.
17: Drake&#x2019;s Circumnavigation.
18: La P&#x00E9;rouse and Dumont D&#x2019;Urville&#x2019;s Explorations of the Pacific.
19: Voyages of James Cook.
20: Humboldt&#x2019;s Exploration of South America.
21: Into the Heart of Africa.
22: Arctic Exploration.
23: English and Dutch Exploration of the Eurasian Arctic.
24: Hudson&#x2019;s Expeditions.
25: Early Russian Exploration.
26: Conquest of the Northeast Passage.
27: The Northwest Passage.
28: The North Pole.
29: Scientific Exploration.
30: Exploration of Antarctica.
31: Voyages of Bellingshausen, Bransfield, and Palmer.
32: Voyages of Dumont D&#x2019;urville, Wilkes, and Ross.
33: The &#x201C;Heroic Age&#x201D; of Exploration.
34: Exploration Since 1920.
35: Scientific Exploration.
36: The Quest For Everest.
37: Early Expeditions.
38: Golden Age of Everest Climbs.
39: Developments 1965 to 1980.
40: The 1980s.
41: Notable Climbers.
42: Reaching for Great Heights and Depth.
43: Auguste Piccard and Early Ascents Into the Stratosphere.
44: Subsequent Stratospheric Flights.
45: Superpressure Balloons.
46: Introduction of the Bathysphere.
47: Auguste Piccard and the Development of the Bathyscaphe.
48: Notable Archaelogical Finds.
49: Pompeii.
50: Troy.
51: Knossos.
52: Machu Picchu.
53: Valley of the Kings and Tutankhamen.
54: Easter Island.
55: Olduvai Gorge.
Glossary.
For Further Reading.
Index.

Turning Points in History: The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World.css-1p8rvzy{position:absolute;padding-left:8px;}

Turning Points in History: The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World