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Europe's Expansion in the Atlantic World

Year

2024

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

29m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Leslie Alexander

Directed By

The Great Courses

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

Trace the rise of European exploration in the 15th century, and the factors that underlaid it. Observe how the Renaissance ideology of humanism drove a desire for expansion and wealth. Take account of the advances in military and seafaring technology that made exploration possible. Follow the first Portuguese incursions into West Africa, beginning a trade in humans that quickly became profitable.

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