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	Ensemble Studios - Age of Empires
		Age of Empires presents you with an opportunity to shape history.
		As you immerse yourself in Age of Empires, you sink into an historically accurate world of eat or be eaten.
		Age of Empires also includes a 40,000 word encyclopedia that provides historical notes on Age of Empires.
	www.ensemblestudios.com /Games/AgeOfEmpires (699 words)

	Age of Discovery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Age of Discovery or Age of Exploration was a period from the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe.
		The prelude to the Age of Exploration was a series of European expeditions crossing Eurasia by land in the late Middle Ages.
		The age of exploration is generally said to have ended in the early seventeenth century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Age_of_Exploration (2876 words)

	Age of Exploration
		A major thrust of the atlas is the era of the Age of Exploration.
		An annotated chronology of voyages from 1431 to 1504 is appended.
		This is a scholarly, and comprehensive, study of maps during the age of exploration.
	www.lib.jmu.edu /history/agexplor.aspx (3085 words)

	NASA - Exploration, Discovery and Science
		One formulation holds that exploration and science are one and the same, and that when it comes to spaceflight, exploration equals science.
		Yet, while it is clear that there is a synergy between exploration and science, as historian Roger Launius argued at a recent meeting on "Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight," I would argue they are not one and the same.
		Another approach to understanding this relationship is that exploration is undertaken, sometimes leading to discoveries, which then are explained by science and in turn add to our body of scientific knowledge.
	www.nasa.gov /mission_pages/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_11.html (892 words)

	Age of Exploration - 1400 - 1600 - A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling History
		Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451 to a weaver, young Columbus first went to sea at the age of fourteen.
		Columbus' and other explorers contributed to the larders of the old world, returning with yams, potatoes, pineapple, peppers, cocoa, vanilla, papaya, squash, corn, tomatoes and the turkey, a bird unknown to Europe and Asia.
		A sailor on board the Pinta sighted land early in the morning of October 12, 1492, and a new era of European exploration and expansion began.
	homeschooling.gomilpitas.com /explore/ageExploration.htm (550 words)

	European Explorers
		In the early fifteenth century, the sea-faring nations of Europe were poised to expand their influence in the rest of the world by a program of sustained and systematic exploration.
		In some cases, exploration was fanned by the quest of knowledge about the world in which Europeans lived, for others, the motive was profit.
		Over a period of hundreds of years, seafarers from the age of the early explorers to the time of the Battle of Trafalgar shared many common experiences.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/exage.htm (504 words)

	New age of exploration - The Washington Times: Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Presidents Kennedy and Bush both spoke of space exploration as an exercise in strengthening the technical proficiency and moral fiber of the nation.
		Space exploration was one of many races the United States had to win for long-term victory in the Cold War.
		Space exploration is now part of an expansive vision of foreign policy that involves applying American power on a broad geographical canvas from the Middle East to outer space.
	www.washtimes.com /commentary/20040304-082405-1445r.htm (991 words)

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		Mary R. Murrin and Richard Waldron New Jersey Historical Commission Department of State "The European Age of Exploration: A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography" Chronology: The Americas, Africa, and Europe In the Age of Exploration by Mary R. Murrin Of necessity, the chronology below is incomplete and many of the dates are approximate.
		Especially important in terms of the Age of Exploration are the chapters titled "The Era of Firearms and the Slave Trade: (1) North and West Africa," pp.
		There are numerous early accounts of the exploration of the area of New Jersey, which include descriptions of the environment and the lives of its original inhabitants.
	muweb.millersville.edu /~columbus/data/art/MURRIN01.ART (5259 words)

	Europe on the Eve of the Age of Exploration
		Europe on the Eve of the Age of Exploration
		Portugal was the first new nation-state to emerge and devote considerable energy to exploration.
		Memorabilia related to Europe on the Eve of the Age of Exploration is at auction on eBay.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1125.html (595 words)

	Age of Exploration - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Age of Exploration - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Age of Exploration contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Age_of_Exploration (48 words)

	Age of Exploration and Discovery
		This one is still in the works - eventually the Age of Discovery will morph into a description of bioexpansion and the clash of species aka the delivery of the European biological portmanteau (to use Crosby's description)...
		Revival of trade in teh middle Ages spurred the growth of commerce (trade) between Europe and the East.
		Devoted himself to the study of navigation and exploration.
	www.sinc.sunysb.edu /Stu/jhubbell/Outlines/AgeofdiscOL.htm (3623 words)

	Exploration and Discovery Home Page
		Many of these maps reflect the European Age of Discoveries, dating from the late 15th century to the 17th century when Europeans were concerned primarily with determining the outline of the continents as they explored and mapped the coastal areas and the major waterways.
		Also included are 18th and 19th century maps documenting the exploration and mapping of the interior parts of the continents, reflecting the work of Lewis and Clark and subsequent government explorers and surveyors.
		The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html (217 words)

	Royalty Free New Age Music
		Royalty free New Age Music Volume 1 presents 12 diverse tracks ideal for use with meditation videos, ambient mood pieces, nature video, film and television projects or as background music for spas or yoga centers.
		New Age music is a branch of electronic music that appears mostly on meditation and relaxation CDs.
		The beautiful and complex textures of the orchestral music in the third volume of new age royalty free music, "New Age Moodscapes," includes the presence of various nature sounds, such as waves at the seashore, rain, wind, streams and thunderstorms.
	www.royaltyfreemusic.com /new-age-music.html (1877 words)

	Explorers Theme Page
		Here's another metalist but one which focuses on the 'age of exploration' rather than the explorers themselves.
		Pirates, privateers and buccaneers were a fact of life during the great age of exploration.
		Explorations of the web sites beyond the designated instructional content are also possible.
	www.cln.org /themes/explorers.html (1690 words)

	exploration.html
		The main impetus for the boom, which started in the 1400s, and continued for the next several centuries, was financial.
		As a longtime naval and trading power in the Mediterranean area, they were already oriented toward the east, and had extensive contact with Islamic cultures.
		century as a result was the "golden age of smuggling," and mercantile policies were a constant source of friction, as conflicts over it led to wars, including the American Revolution.
	www.loyno.edu /~seduffy/exploration.html (2189 words)

	The Age of Exploration
		The great Elizabethan Age of Exploration was at first dominated by the Portuguese and the Spanish.
		The Golden Age of Exploration also saw the emergence of English explorers such as Sir Francis Drake (1542-1596), Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583), Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595), Sir Richard Grenville (1541-1591) and Sir Martin Frobisher (1535-1594).
		Many motives prompted the Age of exploration including Scientific curiosity, bred of the Renaissance spirit of free inquiry, the crusading spirit in which Europeans thrilled at the thought of spreading Christianity among heathen peoples.
	www.elizabethan-era.org.uk /the-age-of-exploration.htm (478 words)

	Resources for the Study of the Age of Exploration
		An outstanding multimedia project, The European Voyages of Exploration, has been put together by the Applied History Research Group at the University of Calgary.
		Richard Hooker has written a fine section of his general survey of western civilization called Discovery -- The Beginnings, and the Mariners' Museum at Newport News, Virginia, is excellent as well.
		Parry J. The Establishment of the European Hegemony: 1415-1715, Trade and Exploration in the Age of the Renaissance.
	www.historyguide.org /earlymod/exploration.html (551 words)

	Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project \| History \| Age of Exploration
		A driving force for the exploration of the Arctic was the desire of European monarchs to find an alternate trading route to China, via either a Northwest Passage along the coast of North America, or a Northeast Passage along the coast of Siberia.
		Semen Dezhnev traversed the final segment in 1648, leading 90 Cossacks on a journey from the Kolyma to Anadyr Rivers, discovering the strait between Asia and America (proving that they were different continents) and passing the cape which now bears his name.
		Francis, D., Discovery of the North: The Exploration of Canada's Arctic, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, Canada, 224 pp., 1986.
	www.whoi.edu /beaufortgyre/history/history_exploration.html (581 words)

	Age of Exploration
		Built upon the ideals of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Mirondola, The Age of Exploration is a natural continuation of the Renaissance - There was more to the world than God, and there was more to the world than Europe.
		Another innovation that fueled exploration was the astrolabe, a device that helped sailors determine their position on the earth.
		The greatest tragedy of exploration was the beginning of the slave trade.
	lancefuhrer.com /exploration.htm (340 words)

	France and the Age of Exploration
		Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette conducted explorations of the Mississippi Basin in 1673.
		More books on France and the Age of Exploration can be found at Barnes & Noble.
		Memorabilia related to France and the Age of Exploration is at auction on eBay.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1127.html (894 words)

	Explorers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Accounts of European voyages and explorations to North America, from Columbus's Atlantic crossing in 1492 to the famous trip through the Northwest Passage by Roald Amundsen in 1905.
		Documents the discovery and exploration of the Americas with both manuscripts and published maps.
		Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century.
	www.kidinfo.com /American_History/Explorers.html (862 words)

	Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery \| BoardGameGeek
		Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
		Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
		Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery feature beautiful artwork from the PC game and from renowned artist Paul Niemeyer, but is a typical eurogame.
	www.boardgamegeek.com /game/22545 (556 words)

	Age of Exploration Comprehension
		The Age of Exploration started in the 1400's.
		European rulers began to pay for explorations to find a sea route to Asia so they could get spices cheaper.
		Explorations by Giovanni Verrazano and Jacques Cartier resulted in French claims of much of Canada and the north Atlantic coast.
	www.mrnussbaum.com /agestory.htm (663 words)

	Imperialism II: Age of Exploration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Imperialism II: Age of Exploration is a turn-based strategy game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) in 1999.
		The main novelty in Imperialism II, compared to its predecessor, is the component of exploration.
		Unlike in Imperialism, only part of the world is visible at the start; this is the Old World (either a semi-accurate map of 16th century Europe, or a randomly generated map).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imperialism_II:_Age_of_Exploration (275 words)

	eBay - age of, Games, CDs items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lullabies To Paralyze [PA] - Queens Of The Stone Age...
		LIVING TO BE A HUNDRED, A STUDY OF OLD AGE, HB 1973
		CHRONICLES AGE OF CHIVALRY PLANTAGENET HENRY 111 EDWARD
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=age+of+...&newu=1&krd=1 (580 words)

	NASA - NASA's Budget Enables New Age of Exploration
		The exploration Vision provides a historic opportunity to focus NASA for the long term, and the process is well under way.
		We have awarded more than 100 contracts for exploration technologies, based on 600 proposals and 5000 letters of interest.
		The continued priority for and support of exploration has enabled a gradually growing NASA budget over the next five years.
	www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2005/feb/HQ_05039_ok_budget.html (689 words)

	Waverly’s New Fabric Collection, The Age of Exploration, Features Designs Inspired by the Colonial Williamsburg ...
		The interest of 18th century naturalists in all forms of sea life is captured in this collection, as well, with Shell Walks and its depiction of shells and coral, and in Coral Trellis, inspired by coral motifs found on 18th century French textiles.
		This was indeed the age of exploration and unusual new materials and methods of production quickly captured the attention of the public.
		The Far East tradition of warp printing on textiles, called ikat, is one such example that gained popularity and was reproduced in Europe on textiles and in needlework.
	www.waverly.com /new/exploration.asp (431 words)

	The Age of Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Students need a basic knowledge of what the Age of Discovery and what were some of the causes of the time period.
		The purpose of this WebQuest is to achieve a general understanding of some of the most influential figures during the very important period of time known today as the Age of Discovery.
		This WebQuest is 2-3 days in a larger unit on the Age of Exploration and Discovery.
	www.uen.org /Lessonplan/preview.cgi?tid=61253&LPid=3992 (192 words)

	The Age of Exploration
		Your grade will be based on the number of clues that you use.
		Choose an explorer and create a globe that shows the route(s) that the explorer used during their exploration(s).
		Mark the beginning point with an X and the ending point with a star.
	mrsdell.org /explorers (260 words)

	The Age of European Exploration
		Did the prosperity of the age extend to all segments of society?
		Trace the origins and development of Portuguese exploration and expansion.
		Identify the impacts of European expansion on both the conquerors and those that they conquered.
	historyteacher.net /APEuroCourse/EHAP_Topics/EHAP-Topic-AgeofExploration.htm (323 words)

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