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I am a History teacher working with Year 11 / Seconde students in an international section.
The lesson is part of the History curriculum on the Atlantic opening and the Age of Exploration.
This resource will accompany the screening of the film 1492: Conquest of Paradise, about Christopher Columbus, starring Gérard Depardieu.
The film is not the core of the lesson. It is used as a light supporting resource to reinforce a short cla...
This learning resource focuses on the film '1492: Conquest of Paradise' and aims to help students identify and analyze the key scientific, religious, and economic motives for Atlantic exploration as depicted in the film. The film illustrates the complex and often conflicting motives that drove 15th-century Atlantic expansion, including scientific curiosity, religious zeal, and the pursuit of wealth. The resource includes a glossary of key vocabulary terms related to the expedition, prompts for observation during the film, and reflective questions to guide critical thinking about the motivations behind exploration. Students are encouraged to evaluate which motive they believe was most important, supporting their conclusions with evidence from the film.