The Age of Exploration

1400 - 1600

Keywords

Circumnavigate

To travel, sale around something ​

Treaty

a written agreement between two or more countries.​

Genocide

The deliberate killing a large group of people

Colonisation

Settling among and establishing control over the people of an area.​

Inflation ​

A rise in prices. ​

European exploration of other parts of the world in 15th and 16th centuries.​

Led by Portuguese and Spanish.​

Later other countries such as France and England explored too

Causes

New trade routes​

Wealth and fame for explorers​

Marco Polo​

Religion​

Influence of the Renaissance​