Era Of Exploration

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britanncia Educational Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622750238

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The Age of Exploration by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

The Age of Exploration, which spanned roughly from 1400 to 1550, was the first time in history that European powers—eyeing new trade routes to the East or seeking to establish empires—began actively looking far past their own borders to gain a better understanding of the world and its many resources. The individuals who set out on behalf of the countries they represented came from a variety of backgrounds, and included master navigators such as Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan—the latter of whom was the first to circle the globe—as well as the often ruthless conquistadors of the New World such as Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes. The exciting and sometimes tragic lives and journeys of these and many others as well as the battles for empire that arose are chronicled in this engaging volume.

Author : Chiyo Ishikawa,Seattle Art Museum
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780803225053

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Spain in the Age of Exploration, 1492-1819 by Chiyo Ishikawa,Seattle Art Museum Pdf

This publication accompanies an exhibition of approximately 120 works of art and science loaned mostly from the Royal Collection of Spain (Patrimonio Nacional) to the Seattle Art Museum. Featuring the work of such artists as Bosch, Titian, El Greco, Bernini, Vel¾zquez, Murillo, Zubar¾n, and Goya, this publication includesøpaintings, sculpture, tapestries, scientific instruments, maps, armor, books, and documents. Eight essays provide historical context and artistic explication. Chronologically organized, the book charts the evolution of Spanish attitudes toward knowledge, exploration, and faith during three dynasties of Spain?s golden age, when the fervor for scientific and geographical knowledge coexisted with the expansion of empire and promotion of Christianity. The four themes of the exhibition are: The Image of Empire; Spirituality and Worldliness; Encounters across Cultures; Science and the Court. Spain in the Age of Exploration, 1492?1819, presents art and science from one of the most ambitious, magnificent, and complex enterprises in history.

Author : Ronald S. Love
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313086816

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Maritime Exploration in the Age of Discovery, 1415-1800 by Ronald S. Love Pdf

Despite earlier naval expeditions undertaken for reasons of diplomacy or trade, it wasn't until the early 1400s that European maritime explorers established sea routes through most of the globe's inhabited regions, uniting a divided earth into a single system of navigation. From the early Portuguese and Spanish quests for gold and glory, to later scientific explorations of land and culture, this new understanding of the world's geography created global trade, built empires, defined taste and alliances of power, and began the journey toward the cultural, political, and economic globalization in which we live today. Ronald Love's engaging narrative chapters guide the reader from Marco Polo's exploration of the Mongol empire to Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a Northern Passage, Henry Hudson's voyage to Greenland, the discovery of Tahiti, the perils of scurvy, mutiny, and warring empires, and the eventual extension of Western influence into almost every corner of the globe. Biographies and primary documents round out the work.

Author : Catherine Daly,Who HQ,Jake Murray
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780593093825

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What Was the Age of Exploration? by Catherine Daly,Who HQ,Jake Murray Pdf

Land ho! Discover what the Age of Exploration was all about in this wonderful addition to the bestselling Who HQ series! Before the fifteenth century, European sailors were unsure what waited for them beyond their well-known travel routes around the Mediterranean Sea, so they kept within sight of land. But all of that changed after Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal started sending ships down the coast in the hope of finding a sea route to India and Africa. This was the beginning of a giant leap toward understanding what the globe actually looked like. Certain European nations grew rich and powerful from the New World gold and lands they claimed, while advanced, long-standing civilizations like the Aztecs and Incas were destroyed in the cruelest of ways. This book also features the fun black-and-white illustrations and engaging 16-page photo insert that readers have come love about the What Was? series!

Author : Andrew A. Kling
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781420511345

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The Age of Exploration by Andrew A. Kling Pdf

Swashbuckling pirates raiding treasure galleons and dashing explorers traversing the unknown; this is how many perceive the Age of Exploration. The quest to explore beyond the horizon was driven by more than a need to understand the unknown. Great political and financial prospects lured those individuals and nations who dared explore. This compelling volume offers readers an in-depth account of the eccentric characters, cutting-edge technologies, and the exotic locations, real and imagined, that drove exploration of the New World as well as the Old World. Chapters engage pertinent critical discussions including early exploration of trade routes through the Muslim world; Bartolomeu Dias sailing around the southern cape of Africa; Christopher Columbus reaching the Bahamas Islands, Cuba and Hispaniola; Vasco da Gama rounding Africa and reaches the Indian port of Calicut; and many more. The edition also offers readers a timeline, maps, quotations from primary source materials, and a thorough subject index.

Author : Susanna Keller
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508100324

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The Age of Exploration by Susanna Keller Pdf

The story of the European discovery of North America does not end with—in fact it does not really even begin with—Christopher Columbus. This engaging title tells the story of the explorers who became the first Europeans to visit the lands that would later become the United States of America. Readers will learn about the Spanish explorers of the Southwest and the Gulf Coast, the English and Dutch explorers of the Atlantic Coast, and the French explorers of the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River. They’ll discover what the goals and motivations behind each expedition were, which native people the explorers encountered, and what sorts of obstacles had to be overcome for each expedition to succeed. A fascinating account of a formational period in American history.

Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Captivating History
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1647486939

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Age of Discovery by Captivating History Pdf

The Age of Discovery began in the early part of the 15th century and carried on through most of the 17th century. It is sometimes also referred to as the Age of Exploration. This was a time when the people of Europe began to travel, discover, and explore more of the world than ever before, mapping and naming the places they found.

Author : Jean Michel Massing,National Gallery of Art (U.S.),Luís de Albuquerque,Jonathan Brown,J. J. Martín González,Richard Kagan,Ezio Bassani,J. Michael Rogers,Julian Raby,David Woodward,Francis Maddison,Martin Kemp,Giulio Carlo Argan,Martin Collcutt,Sherman E. Lee,Gari Ledyard,F. W. Mote,Stuart Cary Welch,Michael D. Coe,Miguel León-Portilla,Irving Rouse,José Juan Arrom,Craig Morris,James E. Brown,Warwick Bray,J. H. Elliott
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300051674

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Circa 1492 by Jean Michel Massing,National Gallery of Art (U.S.),Luís de Albuquerque,Jonathan Brown,J. J. Martín González,Richard Kagan,Ezio Bassani,J. Michael Rogers,Julian Raby,David Woodward,Francis Maddison,Martin Kemp,Giulio Carlo Argan,Martin Collcutt,Sherman E. Lee,Gari Ledyard,F. W. Mote,Stuart Cary Welch,Michael D. Coe,Miguel León-Portilla,Irving Rouse,José Juan Arrom,Craig Morris,James E. Brown,Warwick Bray,J. H. Elliott Pdf

Surveys the art of the Age of Exploration in Europe, the Far East, and the Americas

Author : John Horace Parry
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Colonization
ISBN : 0520042352

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The Age of Reconnaissance by John Horace Parry Pdf

Covers the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world, beginning with the mid-fifteenth century and ending 250 years later when the "Reconnaissance" was all but complete. The author examines the inducements--political, economic, religious--to overseas enterprise at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands.

Author : Weston J. Naef
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Landscape photography
ISBN : OCLC:1132899989

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Era of Exploration by Weston J. Naef Pdf

Author : Ronald A. Reis
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613746776

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Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids by Ronald A. Reis Pdf

An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous people in world history, yet few know the full story of the amazing, resourceful, and tragic Italian explorer. Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids portrays the "Admiral of the Ocean Seas" neither as hero nor heel but as a flawed and complex man whose significance is undeniably monumental. Kids will gain a fuller picture of the seafarer's life, his impact, and the dangers and thrills of exploration as they learn about all four of Columbus's voyages to the New World, not just his first, as well as the year that Columbus spent stranded on the island of Jamaica without hope of rescue. Students, parents, and teachers will appreciate the in-depth discussions of the indigenous peoples of the New World and of the consequences of Columbus's voyages—the exchange of diseases, ideas, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old. Fun hands-on activities illuminate both the nautical concepts introduced and the times in which Columbus lived. Kids can: Tie nautical knots Conduct a blanket (silent) trade Make a compass Simulate a hurricane Take nautical measurements And much more

Author : Stewart Angas Weaver
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199946952

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Exploration by Stewart Angas Weaver Pdf

This clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the 'Very Short Introductions' series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history of exploration from the first explorers (including Polynesian and Micronesian peoples, the ancient Greeks, Marco Polo, and Ibn BattÐta), to the European discover of America, the Enlightenment and exploration (focusing on James Cook), and the race to the north and south poles

Author : JOhn R. Hale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Age of Eploration by JOhn R. Hale Pdf

Author : André Thevet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X002158412

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Portraits from the Age of Exploration by André Thevet Pdf

The selections, twelve chapters from Thevet's original work, describe the exploits of six famous European explorers and six Native American chiefs. The explorers are Columbus, Magellan, Cortes, Pizarro, Albuquerque, and Vespucci; the chiefs are Montezuma, Atahualpa, Nacol-absou (King of the Promontory of the Cannibals), Paracoussi Satoriona (King of the Platte), and Quoniambec. The biographies of Native Americans represented a first in European literature. Thevet's information came from written and oral sources, from his own experience as a colonist in Brazil, and from other eyewitness accounts.

Author : Adam Knobler
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004324909

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Mythology and Diplomacy in the Age of Exploration by Adam Knobler Pdf

In this work, Adam Knobler demonstrates the intimate connection between medieval mythologies of the non-Western world, and early modern European imperial expansion to Africa, Asia and the Americas.