great voyages of discovery
21Age of Discovery — 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 Europeans explored the world by ocean searching for trading partners and particular trade goods. The most …
22Stitch's Great Escape! — Localisation Parc : Magic Kingdom Zone : Tomorrowland Lieu : Orlando (Floride) …
23The Great Movie Ride — Localisation Parc : Disney s Hollywood Studios Zone : Hollywood Boulevard Lieu  …
24Samuel de Champlain — Born Samuel Champlain 1567 [1] Brouage, Province of Saintonge, France …
25History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …
26Ferdinand Magellan — Ferdinand Magellan † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese Fernão Magalhaes). The first circumnavigator of the real world; born about 1480 at Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes, Portugal; died… …
27Ecumene — For oikoumene.org, see World Council of Churches. A printed map from the 15th century depicting Ptolemy s description of the Oecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver). Ecumene (also spelled œcumene or oikoumene) is a term originally used in… …
28Myrrh — For the record label, see Myrrh Records. Commiphora myrrha tree, one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested. Myrrh (pronounced /ˈmɜr/) is the aromatic oleoresin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora,… …
29João Zorro — was a Portuguese troubadour who lived in the later thirteenth century. He is noted for his poems about ancient sailors, written on the eve of the great voyages of discovery.Zorro is unusual among medieval poets for writing about calm and… …
30European exploration — Introduction the exploration of regions of the Earth for scientific, commercial, religious, military, and other purposes by Europeans beginning in the 15th century. The motives that spur human beings to examine their environment are… …
