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The Compass
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
A brief historical understanding of the magnetic compass and its use in early maritime navigation. Early Maritime Navigation Unit Click Here to Download the Video…
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1154 World Map by Moroccan Cartographer al-Idrisi for King Roger of Sicily
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
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Europe and Northern Africa Portolan Atlas 1547
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
Early Maritime Navigation – Compass Lesson & Europe Classroom Activity Europe and northern Africa. HM 29. PORTOLAN ATLAS, anonymous (Dieppe, 1547) Europe and northern Africa. HM 29. PORTOLAN AT…
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Hands-on Activity
Compass Hands-on Activity
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Compass Lesson Plan - Supporting Question 3 Task With a towel placed over their heads and the only visual being that of a magnetized needle, set on a plasti…
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The Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E. Cast of the Original in the British Museum
Printing Press Inquiry Unit
Printing Press (Artifact Photo) This black basalt slab is perhaps the most famous hieroglyphic inscription known. Not only was it a beautiful example of ancient writing, it was also the key to unders…
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Abyssinian New Testament, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 13th Century
Printing Press Inquiry Unit
Printing Press (Artifact Photo) This Coptic manuscript, bound in wood boards dates from the 13th century and is hand-lettered and painted on parchment. A Coptic stitch runs through the folded signatu…
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Inquiry Unit
Early Maritime Navigation
The open sea is a never-ending desert of water – the same in all directions. How did ancient mariners cross the ocean without GPS? The principles behind “modern” innovations used by our GPS-enab…
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The Atlas of Early Printing
Printing Press Inquiry Unit
Printing Press - Document 1D Excerpt Visit Source Download PDF…
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