5 Social networks are online platforms that allow us to share text, images and audio instantly with many people at the same time. Imagine if Juan Sebastián Elcano had been able to tell us about his experience of the first round-the-world voyage via a social network such as Twitter? Create a thread on Twitter: #worldtour1522 14 Research Magallanes and Elcano's expedition. Compare information from different sources and write down the facts you are going to use. 15 Imagine you are Juan Sebastián Elcano and it is August 1522. Think about what you are going to write on Twitter. Your tweet should: Mention the main events on the voyage from when it set sail from Sevilla in 1519. Describe the places you have seen. Describe the dangers, fears and difficulties faced by the crew members. Explain how you feel after almost three years of travelling. 16 DISCUSS. Share your tweets with your classmates. What are the advantages and disadvantages of social networks in the study of history? Do they allow you to study the topics in detail? Discuss with your classmates. U S E I N F O R M A T I O N R E S P O N S I B LY C R I T I C A L T H I N K I N G Did Europeans know that America existed in 1492? 32. El regreso de Juan Sebastián Elcano, by Elías Salavarría in the early 20th century 33. Statue dedicated to Leif Erikson in Greenland 17 INVESTIGATE Find out who Leif Erikson was. In which century did he live? What people did he belong to? Find Greenland on a map. What peoples colonised it during the Middle Ages? 18 CONTRAST Which sources did you use to find the information? Did the sources contain the same information? Are they reliable sources? Why do you think so? 19 DECIDE In 1492 did Colón know that he had discovered a new continent? Why? Were the Vikings the first Europeans to reach America? Explain. When did the Europeans first learn that America existed? Explain. OR FALSE ? T R U E 145
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