| Portugal's prolific voyages in the 15th century served to usher in this age of exploration with superb navigators and trading ports. |
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| Tea drinking, a novelty at the time, allowed the wealthy to partake in a bit of Eastern adventure during the age of exploration and discovery. |
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| No matter how they are interpreted, there is no denying that the maps produced during Europe's great age of exploration are magnificent: a unique blend of science and art that has seldom been equalled. |
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| The voyage of Columbus is a landmark in the Age of Exploration when numerous discoverers opened up the New World. |
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| He won a sizeable chunk of India, the land whose riches had triggered Europe's Age of Exploration. |
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| The truth of the tusk's origin developed gradually during the Age of Exploration, as explorers and naturalists began to visit regions themselves. |
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| In the Age of Exploration, it was proven that the Earth is round and hence circumnavigable. |
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| Spain entered a Golden Age of exploration and colonisation, the period of the Spanish Empire. |
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| The Age of Exploration was the beginning of territorial expansion for several European countries. |
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| Monetarists believe the main reason the Age of Exploration began was because of a severe shortage of bullion in Europe. |
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| The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration, is one of the most important periods of geographical exploration in human history. |
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| The latter two advances made possible the dawn of the Age of Exploration. |
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| It has a history dating back to the Age of Exploration when Madeira was a standard port of call for ships heading to the New World or East Indies. |
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| Internationally it is known as Borneo, after Brunei, derived from European contact with the kingdom in the 16th century during the Age of Exploration. |
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