Age of Discoveries

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Age_of_Exploration
gptkbp:endDate 17th century
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Enlightenment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Age of Discoveries
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
gptkb:colonization_of_the_Americas
global trade expansion
spread of Christianity
decline of indigenous populations
exchange of plants and animals
gptkbp:keyEvent Discovery of sea route to India
Columbus reaches Americas
Discovery of the Pacific Ocean
Magellan circumnavigates globe
Vasco da Gama reaches India
gptkbp:launched gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:majorTechnologies gptkb:navigation
cartography
astrolabe
gunpowder weapons
caravel
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkb:Francisco_Pizarro
gptkb:Amerigo_Vespucci
gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
gptkb:Hernán_Cortés
gptkb:John_Cabot
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Americas
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Columbian_Exchange
Imperialism
Mercantilism
Maritime exploration
gptkbp:significance beginning of globalization
first global connections
gptkbp:startDate 15th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Portuguese_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5