The Age of Exploration: 1000 AD – 1616 The Age of Exploration, a period spanning roughly from the 15th to the 18th centuries, was a time of intense global exploration and discovery. Driven by a thirst for new trade routes, wealth, and knowledge, European explorers embarked on daring voyages that forever changed the map of … Continue reading The Age of Exploration: 1000 AD – 1616 More