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This timeline of European exploration lists major geographic discoveries and other firsts credited to or involving Europeans during the Age of Discovery and the following centuries, between the years AD 1418 and 1957.
21 Νοε 2024 · European exploration - Age of Discovery, Voyages, Expansion: In the 100 years from the mid-15th to the mid-16th century, a combination of circumstances stimulated men to seek new routes, and it was new routes rather than new lands that filled the minds of kings and commoners, scholars and seamen.
21 Νοε 2024 · History of the European exploration of regions of Earth for scientific, commercial, religious, military, and other purposes, beginning about the 4th century BCE. The major phases of exploration were centered on the Mediterranean Sea, China, and the New World (the last being the so-called Age of Discovery).
1 Σεπ 2023 · From the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome to the medieval era marked by feudalism, the Renaissance’s cultural rebirth, and the Enlightenment’s embrace of reason, Europe has experienced periods of innovation, exploration, conflict, and transformation.
11 Αυγ 2022 · The 15th century was the beginning of European Discovery. The Portuguese began to explore the coast of Africa and colonize vacant islands. By the end of the century, exploration had exploded, and a New World had been discovered.
European exploration initiated the Columbian exchange between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (the Americas and Australia). This exchange involved the transfer of plants, animals, human populations (including slaves), communicable diseases, and culture across the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The Age of Exploration was a period of extensive exploration and discovery that took place from the 15th to the 17th century. During this time, European explorers set out to discover new trade routes, expand their empires, and gain wealth and knowledge.
