William Adams' journey to Japan
I can describe William Adams' journey to Japan.
William Adams' journey to Japan
I can describe William Adams' journey to Japan.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- William Adams was an English sailor who went on many long voyages about 200 years after Zheng He.
- Adams wanted to follow in the footsteps of other explorers and travel to Asia.
- Adams sailed across the Atlantic to the Americas with five ships, before crossing the Pacific with only two.
- On the voyage a huge storm sunk one of Adam's boats and he arrived in Japan with just one boat and a very sickly crew.
- Adam's voyage took over two years and he chose to stay in Japan, working with a local leader to build ships.
Common misconception
When looking at a 2D map of the world, pupils may think that there are two Pacific oceans.
The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean on earth. We can see on a globe that it is one large body of water between the Americas and Asia.
Keywords
Atlantic Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean is the ocean between Europe and the Americas
Americas - the Americas are the continents of North and South America
Asia - the continent to the east of Europe is called Asia
Pacific Ocean - the Pacific Ocean is the ocean between the Americas and Asia
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
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- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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