Age of Discovery Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
If you are looking for the computer game, please see Global Diplomacy.The so-called Age of Discovery was a period beginning in the late 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during which European ships were deployed around the world to search for new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe. In the process, Europeans encountered peoples and mapped lands previously unknown to them. Among the most famous explorers of the period were Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de León, and Ferdinand Magellan.