This fascinating program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. These pioneers include Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal, who sponsored many voyages to Africa; Bartolomeu Dias, who discovered the southern cape of Africa; Christopher Columbus, who made four voyages to the Americas; Pedro Cabral, who claimed Brazil for Portugal; John Cabot, who set out to duplicate the journey of Columbus; Amerigo Vespucci, from whom America derives its name; Vasco da Gama, who opened a trade route to India; and Ferdinand Magellan, whose three-year journey took his ship and crew around the world, although he died without seeing the end of the journey. Learn about and relive these difficult and fascinating voyages with history’s most brave and famous explorers.
This fascinating program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. These pioneers include Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal, who sponsored many voyages to Africa; Bartolomeu Dias, who discovered the southern cape of Africa; Christopher Columbus, who made four voyages to the Americas; Pedro Cabral, who claimed Brazil for Portugal; John Cabot, who set out to duplicate the journey of Columbus; Amerigo Vespucci, from whom America derives its name; Vasco da Gama, who opened a trade route to India; and Ferdinand Magellan, whose three-year journey took his ship and crew around the world, although he died without seeing the end of the journey. Learn about and relive these difficult and fascinating voyages with history’s most brave and famous explorers.
General Note
Originally released by Cerebellum Corporation, 2003.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 10, 2018.
Content Note
The Age of Discovery (1:32); --Ancient Voyages of Discovery (4:00); -- Marco Polo (1:53); -- The Chinese Mariners (2:02); -- Prince Henry the Navigator (1:57); -- Voyages of Discovery (1:37); -- The Search for a Sea Route to India (1:38); -- The Voyages of Columbus (3:08); -- The Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 (1:20); -- English Exploration (1:36); -- Post-Colombian Voyages (1:17); -- Vasco da Gama (2:22); -- Building Trade With India (2:46); -- The Voyage Around the World (3:20); -- Credits: The Age of Discovery (1:03); .