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1492 CE
Age of Exploration
9000 BCE1947 CE
Global1400 – 1600

Age of Exploration

European navigators connected the world's continents for the first time, launching the Columbian Exchange of crops, animals, and diseases. Vasco da Gama reached India, Magellan's crew circled the globe, and Zheng He's treasure fleets had already shown China's reach. This era brought unprecedented cultural contact — and devastating consequences for indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Key Developments

Columbian Exchange transforms global agriculture
Vasco da Gama's sea route to India (1498)
Magellan's circumnavigation (1522)
European colonial empires begin forming

Key Figures

Christopher ColumbusVasco da GamaFerdinand MagellanZheng He
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