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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Age of Exploration Context triple: [Atlantic Ocean, historicallyImportantFor, Age of Exploration]
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Age of Exploration Target entity description: 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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A.
Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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B.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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C.
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.
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D.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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E.
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a massive U.S.-led economic aid program launched after World War II to rebuild and stabilize war-torn European countries and contain the spread of communism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
era of European history
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historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
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| endTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Age of Imperialism ⓘ |
| hasEthicalIssue |
colonial exploitation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| hasKeyProcess |
maritime exploration
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oceanic navigation ⓘ overseas exploration ⓘ |
| hasKeyTechnology |
astrolabe
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caravel ⓘ gunpowder artillery on ships ⓘ improved cartography ⓘ lateen sail ⓘ magnetic compass ⓘ portolan charts ⓘ sternpost rudder ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
European scientific knowledge of geography
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cartography ⓘ development of modern world economy ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| startTime | 15th century ⓘ |
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