The Renaissance explorers : John Cabot and the merchant venturers.

Focuses on the voyages of John Cabot. Also contains information about other merchant explorers. Allows students play interactively the role of the venturers in simulated situations. Also contains a documentary about the Matthew Project, about how the replica of "The Matthew" was built, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Cambridge Educational (Firm)
Format:	Software eBook
Language:	English
Published:	South Charleston, WV : Anglia Multimedia/Cambridge Educational, [1998]
Edition:	Windows/Macintosh [version].
Subjects:	Explorers > Biography > Interactive multimedia. Explorers > Italy > Biography > Interactive multimedia. Discoveries in geography > Interactive multimedia. Cabot, John, > -1498.

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Summary:	Focuses on the voyages of John Cabot. Also contains information about other merchant explorers. Allows students play interactively the role of the venturers in simulated situations. Also contains a documentary about the Matthew Project, about how the replica of "The Matthew" was built, and the preparations for its voyage to Newfoundland on May 2, 1997.
Item Description:	Title from disc label. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 CD-ROM : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide + 1 set of activity sheets ([25] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)
Format:	System requirements for MPC: IBM compatible minimum 486SX/66MHz or above, 4 MB RAM, sound blaster compatible sound card, double-speed 300 kps CD-ROM drive, Mouse, VGA monitor. Systems requirements for Machintosh: Macintosh or Power Macintosh System 7.0 or above, 4 MB RAM, double-speed 300 kps CD-ROM drive, 256 color, 640x480 monitor.