/ˈeɪdʒ əv ˌeks·pləˈreɪ·ʃən/. › world history a period from 1400 to 1600 in which Europeans traveled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners. (Definition of “Age of Exploration” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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In this issue we consider the origins of our restless spirit; we examine new realms of life at the microscopic scale; we reach deep into the universe, searching for worlds like our own; we urgently document nature’s diversity, even as it vanishes before our eyes. Exploration is alive. View of earth from Apollo 11.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/125/the-new-age-of-exploration/
Age of Explorationnoun. /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˌeks.pləˈreɪ.ʃən/ /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˌeks.pləˈreɪ.ʃən/. › the period from around 1400 to 1600, in which Europeans travelled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners.
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(Exaact dates unknown) French Explorer who was sent by Kind Louis XIV(14) to travel south from Canada and sail down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Explored Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
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(No exact date except year) In 1419, Henry founded a navigation school on the southwestern coast of Portugal. Mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists, and sea captains gathered there to perfect their trade.
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“Age of Exploration” in British English. See all translations. /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˌeks.pləˈreɪ.ʃən/ /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˌeks.pləˈreɪ.ʃən/. › the period from around 1400 to 1600, in which Europeans travelled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners.
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Age of Exploration. EXPLORERS. MORE ON EXPLORERS. The Age of Exploration started in the 1400’s. Europeans were desperate to get spices from Asia. Spices were used to preserve foods and keep them from spoiling. Spices, however, were expensive and dangerous to get. Traders had to travel parts of the dangerous Silk Road (a land route from Europe to Asia) to get them.
http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/age/
He was credited with the discovery of the Americas in 1492, but Leifr Eiriksson and his Norse crew had explored the North American continent centuries before Columbus set foot on the land.
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/
The New Age of Exploration. Ever since our species left Africa some 60,000 years ago, the urge to push beyond what’s known—to discover new lands and opportunities—has shaped human culture. And that impulse is still strong. As we celebrate the National Geographic Society’s 125th anniversary, we’re kicking off a year of stories about the new age of exploration.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/125/the-new-age-of-exploration/
Definition of “Age of Exploration” - English Dictionary. See all translations. /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˌeks.pləˈreɪ.ʃən/ /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˌeks.pləˈreɪ.ʃən/. › the period from around 1400 to 1600, in which Europeans travelled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners.
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age of exploration
The period from around 1400 to 1600, in which Europeans travelled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners is called as the age of exploration.