A seventh or eighth grade social studies teacher should be familiar with a children’s world map poster. A large amount of the material on that world map poster is based on information gathered between 1768 and 1779. That is the period during which Captain James Cook made three monumental explorations of the world.
A social studies teacher could use a large map of the world to point out the parts of the planet that remained undiscovered in 1768, when Cook set out on the first of his three history making journeys. By sailing from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and from the South Pacific to the shoreline of the northern Pacific Ocean, Cook gathered geographical information that allowed for completion of the world map.
Still, the students in a social studies class are not the only ones that could derive great benefits from studying a large map of the world. The teacher in a religion class might want to have such a map on his or her wall. When Cook help to introduce the world to unexplored territories, he also allowed missionaries to learn about all of the civilizations that needed to hear the message found in that missionaries’ holy book.
In fact, a childrens world map poster would make a great addition to a Baha’i children’s class. There the children learn about all of the world religions. They should be able to get a sense for exactly where each religion has been practiced. At the same time, those adults who are teaching such a class might want to mention that today’s map was made possible by Captain James Cook.
The students in a Baha’i children’s class are encouraged to view all the people of the world as “one”. Indeed, historian Bernard Smith has maintained that Captain Cook “helped to make the world one.”
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