Age of Exploration

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The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.

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instanceOf era of European history
historical period
alsoKnownAs Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
endTime 17th century
followedBy Age of Imperialism
hasEthicalIssue colonial exploitation
cultural destruction of many Indigenous societies
enslavement of Indigenous peoples
forced labor systems such as encomienda
hasKeyCause Ottoman control of traditional land routes to Asia
Renaissance curiosity and humanism
advances in navigation and shipbuilding
demand for spices
desire for gold and silver
religious zeal for Christian missionary work
search for new trade routes to Asia
hasKeyConsequence decline of some overland trade routes
early stages of globalization
emergence of Atlantic world system
global diffusion of crops and animals
rise of mercantilism
spread of European languages worldwide
hasKeyEvent Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation expedition
Portuguese exploration of the West African coast
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
Treaty of Tordesillas
Vasco da Gama's voyage to India
creation of transatlantic trade routes
establishment of Portuguese Estado da Índia
founding of Spanish colonies in the Americas
voyages of Christopher Columbus
hasKeyExplorer Amerigo Vespucci
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Francis Drake
Francisco Pizarro
Henry the Navigator
Hernán Cortés
James Cook
John Cabot
Vasco da Gama
hasKeyOutcome Columbian Exchange
European colonial empires
European overseas expansion
beginning of European global dominance
demographic collapse of many Indigenous populations
first sustained intercontinental contacts
global maritime trade networks
integration of world economies
spread of Christianity overseas
transatlantic slave trade expansion
hasKeyParticipant Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
France
surface form: Kingdom of France

Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal

Crown of Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Spain
hasKeyProcess maritime exploration
oceanic navigation
overseas exploration
hasKeyTechnology astrolabe
caravel
gunpowder artillery on ships
improved cartography
lateen sail
magnetic compass
portolan charts
sternpost rudder
hasMainRegion Europe
influenced European scientific knowledge of geography
cartography
development of modern world economy
naval warfare
partOf Early Modern period
startTime 15th century

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John Hudson set adrift relatedTo Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Abacuk Pricket historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Gama associatedWith Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Portuguese Crown notablePeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
John Smith movement Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Western civilization hasHistoricalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Sebastián de Benalcázar historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Hugh Willoughby era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Count of Vidigueira historicalAssociation Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
First Portuguese India Armada partOf Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Miguel López de Legazpi participantIn Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
King Manuel I of Portugal era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
King John III of Portugal era Age of Exploration
subject surface form: John III of Portugal
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
São Pantaleão era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
St. George’s Castle historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Diogo de Azambuja associatedWith Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Diogo de Azambuja era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Coat of arms of Portugal symbolizes Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discoveries
Pierre-Esprit Radisson historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
Letters describing voyages to the New World mainSubject Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
The Travels of Marco Polo influenced Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Sancio Cabot associatedWith Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) associatedWithEvent Age of Exploration
subject surface form: Matthew (ship)
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
São Cristóvão participatedIn Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Portuguese Age of Discovery
São Cristóvão era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Governorate of New Toledo era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Spanish West Indies historicalEra Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Governorate of New Castile historicalEra Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Captain General of New Spain historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
expedition to Honduras (1524–1526) historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Atlantic coast historicallySignificantFor Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
William Baffin era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Conquest of Ceuta partOf Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
John I of Portugal associatedWith Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discoveries
Christopher Columbus Museum theme Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Viceroy of New Spain locatedInTimePeriod Age of Exploration
Pedro Álvares Cabral era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Pedro Álvares Cabral partOf Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Portuguese maritime expansion
Afonso de Albuquerque era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Portugal dos Pequenitos theme Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Portuguese Discoveries
Giovanni da Verrazzano era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
João da Nova participatedIn Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
João da Nova era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Martin Waldseemüller era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Victoria (ship) era Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
Mercator–Hondius atlas associatedWith Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery
The Machine of the World associatedWith Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discoveries
Adelantado mayor historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
this entity surface form: Age of Discovery