1) List and explain the motivations for European countries to explore the world during the Age of Exploration?
2) Why were artists brought along on expeditions throughout our history? Where did artists get their subjects to draw from, before they began accompanying the explorers and drawing from life?
3) What were Prince Maximillian's motivations for going on the expedition up the Missouri River? What was Karl Bodmer's job on the expedition and why did Prince Maximillian hire him? What type of artist was Karl Bodmer before the trip?
4)Why were Karl Bodmer's illustrations so important to the Native populations? What happened to their culture soon after the expedition? What is the legacy the expedition gave to the native cultures of the Missouri River area?
5) What is the condition of the river today? What impacts are effecting the river and how has it changed?