Rise of European exploration

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkbp:beganIn	15th century
gptkbp:enables	gptkb:navigation astrolabe caravel ship advances in navigation
gptkbp:endedInCentury	17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rise of European exploration
gptkbp:impact	spread of Christianity decline of indigenous populations exchange of crops and animals expansion of European empires
gptkbp:keyFigure	gptkb:Christopher_Columbus gptkb:Francisco_Pizarro gptkb:Amerigo_Vespucci gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama gptkb:Hernán_Cortés gptkb:John_Cabot Bartolomeu Dias Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:England gptkb:France gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:motive	trade wealth spread of Christianity curiosity national rivalry
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Treaty_of_Tordesillas_(1494) gptkb:Columbus's_voyage_to_the_Americas_(1492) gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama's_voyage_to_India_(1498) gptkb:Magellan's_circumnavigation_(1519-1522) conquest of the Inca Empire conquest of the Aztec Empire
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:colonialism gptkb:Renaissance gptkb:Scientific_Revolution Imperialism Mercantilism
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade gptkb:colonization_of_the_Americas gptkb:Columbian_Exchange cultural exchange global trade networks mapping of new territories spread of diseases
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ming_treasure_voyages
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7