History GCSE
Global exploration
What Global exploration means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Global exploration
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Magellan's expedition aimed to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands and proved the globe could be circumnavigated.
Topics that use Global exploration
- Option P1: Key topic 2: The conquistadors, 1513–c1528 - 1 The start of an empire (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic exploitation
- Exploration and discovery
- Geographical knowledge
- Imperial expansion
- Imperial rivalry
- Indigenous resistance
- Strategic settlement
- Imperial claims and authority
Using Global exploration in the exam
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