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Age of Sail

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historical era maritime history period

The Age of Sail was a historical era, roughly from the 16th to the mid-19th century, when international trade, naval warfare, and exploration were dominated by large sailing ships.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical era → maritime history period →
associatedWithEvent	Age of Discovery → Anglo-Dutch Wars → British Empire naval expansion → Dutch Golden Age maritime trade → European overseas expansion → Ming and Qing Chinese maritime trade restrictions → Napoleonic Wars → Portuguese maritime empire → Seven Years' War → Spanish colonization of the Americas → colonialism → globalization of trade routes → transatlantic slave trade → triangular trade →
culturalDepiction	historical naval wargaming → maritime paintings → naval fiction literature →
declineCause	development of ironclad warships → introduction of steam propulsion → reliability of coal-powered engines →
dominantRegion	Atlantic Ocean → Indian Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
endTime	mid-19th century →
field	international trade → maritime exploration → naval warfare →
followedBy	Age of Steam → industrial era of steamships →
hasCause	European search for sea routes to Asia → advances in navigation → development of ocean-going sailing ships →
hasEffect	European colonial empires → exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between continents → formation of global trade networks → intensification of maritime warfare → large-scale migration by sea → spread of European cultures overseas →
mainCharacteristic	dominance of large sailing ships → wind-powered long-distance navigation →
notableExplorer	Abel Tasman → Christopher Columbus → Ferdinand Magellan → Francis Drake → Henry Hudson → James Cook → Vasco da Gama →
notablePower	British Empire → Danish-Norwegian realm → Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Portugal → Kingdom of Spain → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire → Swedish Empire →
precededBy	medieval maritime period →
startTime	16th century →
typicalTechnology	broadside naval artillery → chronometer → lateen sail → magnetic compass → sextant → square rigging →
usedMediumOfTransport	clipper ship → frigate → full-rigged ship → galleon → sailing ship → ship of the line → square-rigged ship →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alliance → Arend → Battle of Lagos → Battle of Quiberon Bay → Battle of Solebay → Battle of the Chesapeake → Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) → Christopher Jones → Danish colonial empire → Deliverance → Duke → Four Days' Battle → HMS Countess of Scarborough → HMS Discovery → HMS Minotaur → HMS Namur → HMS Orion → HMS Serapis → HMS Vanguard → HMS Victory → Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans → Juan de Lángara → Luke Foxe → Océan → Pallas → Redoutable → Revenge → Russian circumnavigation expedition on the Rurik → Sea Venture shipwreck → Spartiate → Thomas Foley → USS Bonhomme Richard → USS Hancock →	era
Battle of Lowestoft → British ensign system → First Lord of the Admiralty → Pirates ("AgeOfSail") → Spanish galleon trade → USS Lexington →	historicalPeriod
Baltic campaign ("Age of Steam in naval warfare") → Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → Battle of Nassau → Somers Isles →	historicalEra
Afrikaansche Galey →	associatedWith
Golden Hind ("Ships of the Age of Sail") →	category
Royal Navy →	eraOfProminence
Age of Sail ("Age of Steam") →	followedBy
Board of Admiralty →	hasHistoricalPeriod
A Cruising Voyage Round the World →	historicalContext
Dutch Golden Age →	partOf
Friendship of Salem →	periodRepresented
Maria de la Quellerie →	timePeriod
The Black Pirate →	timePeriodOfSetting
Drake Passage →	usedSince