Finding and Building the New World What was it like for the first explorers to come to the new world? Created by, Vickie Duax Curriculum Info • Meet the Author Compass Rose from www.pics4learning.com Introduction Using the links below you will learn what motivated and enabled Explorers to discover the New World.     • Passage to America     • Columbus and the Age of Discovery     • Why Explores Explored the World     • Latitude Changed the Knowledge of the World Standard     • California Social Studies Standard Grade 5 5.2 Students trace the routes of early explorers and describe the early explorations of the Americas. Last updated: October 11 2003, 2:51 pm Powered by