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Age of Discovery

7 Sites in Age of Discovery

Age of Exploration Timeline

A simple chronology of exploration from 3200 B.C. - 1779 A.D.

http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/timeline.php
European Voyages of Exploration

Richly illustrated site looks at the factors that contributed to 15th and 16th century exploration and the individuals, as well as the roles Spain and Portugal.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo

Interactive journey of Marco Polo, provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Marco/index.html
Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation

A look at the tools, history, and knowledge 15th-century navigators had at their disposal as they set out in uncharted waters.

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/
The Age Of Discovery

Shareware Hypercard stack designed to introduce young children to the era.

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/explorerstack2.html
The Conquistadors

Online learning adventure retraces the footsteps of four Spanish explorers. From PBS.

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/
Western Conquerors: The Age of Discovery

Focuses on the role Portugal played in initiating this era.

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3795/port2.htm

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