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Reading comprehension activity worksheet.
The armoury and capstans
Learn about weapons on board a Tudor ship.
The size of a caravel
Work out how big Tudor caravels were.
Columbus' voyage
Map the voyage of Christopher Columbus.
Comparing maps
Compare modern and Tudor maps of the world.
Drake's journey
Map Drake's journey around the world.
Feeding the crew
Calculate the amount of supplies needed for a long sea voyage.
What we eat then and now
Compare modern and Tudor diets.
The Inuit
Read the diary of a Tudor explorer.
Finding James Fort
Find the secret location of James Fort.
Jobs on a Tudor ship
Decide which job you would have on a Tudor ship.
Sir John Hawkins, pirate
Make a timeline for the life of John Hawkins.
In John White's words
Read John White's side of the story.
What the Tudor explorers did for us
Was the impact of Tudor colonies positive or negative?
Life at sea
Learn about what life at sea was like in Tudor times.
Encounters with local people
Explore what happened when Tudor explorers met local people.
Magellan's journey
Map the journey of Magellan.
Making faces
Design a Tudor-colonies-style pot.
Maps 2
Explore a map of the world.
The missing colonists
What do you think happened to the Roanoke colonists?
Native American towns
Learn about Native American towns.
Northwest Passage
Locate the Northwest Passage on a map.
Portuguese voyages of discovery
Map out voyages made by the Portuguese.
Sir Richard Grenville, pirate
Make a timeline of the life of Richard Grenville.
Animals of Roanoke
Reading comprehension activity worksheet.
Number of settlers
Calculate the number of settlers in the colonies.
Types of ship
Compare types of Tudor ship.
Encounters with Spaniards
What happened when English explorers encountered Spanish ones?
St John's
Reading comprehension activity worksheet.
Timeline
Make a timeline of the history of ocean exploration.
A Tudor ship
Lable the parts of a Tudor ship.
