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Explorers


A Thinkquest investigation of why explorers wanted to explore
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm

A Thinkquest investigation of expeditions
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/english/index.php3?subject=voyages

Zoom Explorers from the Enchanted Learning site lets you search for 
information about explorers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

Cybersleuth Kids has links to other websites or pages on individual 
explorers.
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Explorers/

Chronicles of America
http://www.chroniclesofamerica.com

European Explorers by Country
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/explorer.htm

Conquistadors: This wonderful site from PBS contains information on Cortez 
and Pizarro,including accounts from the native peoples they encountered and 
defeated.
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/

Mariner Site
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/

You can use this map site from National Geographic to show where your 
explorer went and what lands he claimed.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Mode=d&SubMode=

Mr. Dowling is a sixth-grade teacher. His world history site has clear, 
simple explanations of Columbus' and Magellan's explorations.
http://www.mrdowling.com/704-exploration.html

Biographies
http://www.biography.com

European Voyages of Exploration
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/

Virtualology
http://virtualology.com/hallofexplorers/

Spanish accent marks
http://faculty.weber.edu/tmathews/grammar/compmark.html#MicrosoftWord

SIRS Discoverer on the Web
http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/frontpage

Encyclopedia Britannica
http://school.eb.com/

This site will help you to complete a bibliography in Word from the 
information you've written on your bibliography sheets.
http://www.easybib.com/


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