Age of Discovery Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
period of European global exploration from early 15th century to 17th century
About Age of Discovery
Though the great voyages of the Age of Discovery were neither the world's first nor the first major ones by Europeans, they were very influential. Trade routes had been maintained between theRoman Empireand the East via theSilk Roadfor many centuries. The period from the 5th to the 15th century AD is in Europe known as theMiddle Ages, earlier implied to be a "dark" age between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance and Age of Discovery. This view is today dismissed, and there were indeed many great explorers during the time, both Europeans and others.Vikingsreached North America around 1000CE.Marco Polo's book, published around 1300, told of the riches of the East and strongly influenced later exploration. TheIslamic Golden Ageproduced explorers such asIbn Battuta, who travelled
Age of Discovery Travel Guide Sections
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