Oceans crossed
1450 to 1750, about 300 years
Ships link every continent, empires are built on them, and millions of Africans are enslaved.
The twelve eras, each step to the right ten times closer to today.
Meanwhile, around the world
The 1 place on this site that we know from this era. Today’s coastlines.
Region by region
Africa
- Decree of 196 BC; found nearby in July 1799Rashid (Rosetta)
The Americas
Nothing written here yet. This is a gap in the archive, not in history.
Asia
Nothing written here yet. This is a gap in the archive, not in history.
Europe
Nothing written here yet. This is a gap in the archive, not in history.
The Middle East
Nothing written here yet. This is a gap in the archive, not in history.
Oceania
Nothing written here yet. This is a gap in the archive, not in history.
On the school courses
- Secondary: Key Stage 3 (ages 11 to 14) The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509 to 1745