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COUNTRY/REGION
Arabia
Portugal
Holland
China
East Indies
PEOPLE
Dutch
Arabs
Indonesians
Portuguese
Chinese
People from different countries/regions sailed in the Indian Ocean, about 500 years ago.
Match the people with the countries/regions they came from:
Making a Poster
Ingroupsof5-6pupils,ndoutaboutanytwoEuropeanexplorerswhorst
sailed in the Indian Ocean. On a Bristol sheet, stick/draw pictures of the two explorers.
Write three sentences about these explorers.
Display your poster in class.
3. Find out and write one reason why spices were important long ago.
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4. Locate in your atlas the country from where the Portuguese came.
Write the name of the country below.
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ACTIVITY 1.1 b
ACTIVITY 1.1 C