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An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations.
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Penguin Workshop,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations. |
| Item Description: | "An official Who HQ book"--Cover. |
| Carrier Form: | 107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107). |
| ISBN: |
9780593093825 (paperback) : 0593093828 (paperback) 9780593093832 (library binding) 0593093836 (library binding) 9781713744481 (FollettBound) 1713744481 (FollettBound) |
| Index Number: | G175 |
| CLC: |
K503-49 N8-49 |
| Call Number: | N8-49/D153 |
| Contents: | What was the age of exploration? -- Marco Polo and the Silk Road -- Portugal leads the way -- The slave trade begins -- A new player: Christopher Columbus -- Things get spicy for Portugal -- All the way around the globe -- A new kind of explorer -- The Inca -- The search for the Northwest Passage -- The Age of Exploration: a lasting impact -- Timelines. |