A series of migrations during the Ice Age.
The exploration of Antarctica by 19th-century explorers.
The search for extraterrestrial life.
They were a period during the 15th to 17th centuries when Europeans explored new sea routes and lands.
Vasco da Gama.
Ferdinand Magellan.
Christopher Columbus.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
To colonize the Americas.
To find a sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa.
To explore the interior of Africa.
To find a route to China over land.
The astrolabe, used for navigation by measuring the angle between the horizon and a celestial body.
The steam engine.
The printing press.
The compass rose on maps.
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation.
Marco Polo.
Leif Erikson.
James Cook.
He discovered America.
He mapped the interior of Africa.
He was the first to reach India by sea, opening up a new trade route.
He conquered the Philippines.
Increased trade, cultural exchanges, and the spread of diseases.
Feudalism spread widely.
The Crusades began.
Complete isolation of continents.
The Treaty of Utrecht.
The Treaty of Tordesillas.
The Treaty of Paris.
The Treaty of Versailles.
He sponsored many exploratory voyages along the African coast.
He discovered the Mississippi River.
He conquered Peru for Spain.
He defeated the Spanish Armada.
The Inca Empire.
The Aztec Empire.
The Byzantine Empire.
The Ottoman Empire.
To find new trade routes and sources of wealth.
To search for lost civilizations.
To establish democratic governments.
To stop the spread of Islam.
They were given large territories in Europe.
They gained access to modern medicine.
They remained unaffected by European actions.
Many faced displacement, disease, and cultural disruption due to European colonization.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
Juan Ponce de León.
James Cook.
Amerigo Vespucci.
They removed all fictional islands.
They incorporated artistic elements.
They simplified the depictions of continents.
They improved and expanded maps with accurate details of new regions.
Ferdinand Magellan.
Vasco da Gama.
Bartolomeu Dias.
John Cabot, who explored the coast of North America.