Here are 15 of the most celebrated – and notorious – explorers during the Age of Exploration, before and after.
Q. How did the Age of Discovery impact the world?
Geography The Age of Exploration caused ideas, technology, plants, and animals to be exchanged around the world. Government Several European countries competed for colonies overseas, both in Asia and the Americas. Economics Developments during the Age of Exploration led to the origins of modern capitalism.
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Q. What was discovered during the age of exploration?
In 1492 Columbus discovered the New World of the Americas. Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia.
- Marco Polo (1254-1324)
- Zheng He (c.
- Henry the Navigator (1394-1460)
- Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
- Vasco da Gama (c.
- John Cabot (c.
- Pedro Álvares Cabral (c.
- Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)
Q. Who was the most influential Explorer?
The Most Influential Explorers in History
- Christopher Columbus. As influential as both Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were, neither man’s discoveries have come close to the same influence of Columbus.
- Vasco da Gama.
- Ferdinand Magellan.
- Francis Drake.
- James Cook.
- Ernest Shackleton.
- Amelia Earhart.
- Yuri Gagarin.
Q. Who are the 3 famous Antarctic explorers?
8 Fascinating Facts About Famous Antarctic Explorers
- Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862)
- Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
- Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)
- Jules Dumont (1888-1943)
- Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957)
- Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) and Frank Wild (1873-1939)
- Ann Bancroft (Born 1955)
