The journey(s) of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts
identifying key individuals and groups who established contacts with Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania during the European age of discovery
Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
investigating what motivated countries to explore and colonise
examining the journey of one or more explorers (for example, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan), using navigation maps to reconstruct their journeys
examining the impact of European exploration or colonisation on ONE society
investigating networks of exchange and what was exchanged between different groups of people (for example, ideas, spices, food, slaves)
recognising that people from many continents have explored parts of the world (for example, Zheng He, Ibn Battuta)