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5 days ago · Bartolomeu Dias's voyages reshaped our understanding of the world's geography and paved the way for future explorers. His daring journey around the Cape of Good Hope marked not just a significant maritime achievement but also a monumental moment in the Age of Discovery.
1 day ago · The Age of Discovery was the first period in which Eurasia and Africa engaged in substantial cultural, material, and biological exchange with the New World. It began in the late 15th century, when Portugal and Castile sent the first exploratory voyages to the Americas, where Christopher Columbus first arrived in 1492. [378]
6 days ago · In history, "medieval" refers to the Middle Ages, a period in European history that spans roughly from the 5th century, following the fall of the Roman Empire, to the late 15th century, preceding the onset of the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
4 days ago · Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, famous for her work on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she is the only woman to win the award in two different fields (Physics, 1903; Chemistry, 1911). Learn more about Marie Curie in this article.
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4 days ago · Toward the end of the period, the Age of Discovery began. The expansion of the Ottoman Empire cut off trading possibilities with the East. Europeans were forced to seek new trading routes, leading to the Spanish expedition under Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492 and Vasco da Gama's voyage to Africa and India in 1498. Their ...
4 days ago · "... brings together a collection of documents - all in new English translation - that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa in the period from 1400 to 1650. " Provided by publisher.
5 days ago · In “A Gentleman from Japan,” Thomas Lockley lays out the history of English exploration around the globe during the 16th century, delving into the life of the first recorded Japanese person to ...
