Age of Discovery (or Exploration) (jan 1, 1400 – jan 1, 1700)
Description:
The Age of Discovery refers to a period in the late Middle Ages/Renaissance where foreign travel and discovery was an influential part of European societies. In the Age of Discovery, European powers discovered and settled in different continents, changing the fate of the Americas, Africa and Asia. It led to a global spread of Christianity and ideas of Western civilisation; it also marked the growth of the global slave trade. See: Famous explorersAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1400
jan 1, 1700
~ 300 years