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The Dutch Golden Age
A tiny nation that dominated world trade, art, and science.
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Explorers & Navigators
Voyage with the bold navigators who mapped the unknown world.
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The Spanish Empire: Conquistadors & Gold
Conquistadors, gold, and the first truly global empire.
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The Portuguese Empire: Navigators of the World
A small kingdom that charted the oceans and built the longest-lasting colonial empire.
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Marco Polo: The Merchant of Wonders
From the canals of Venice to the court of Kublai Khan, he traveled farther than any European before him.
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Ferdinand Magellan: Around the World
He set sail to circle the globe and proved the world was round—even if he never lived to see it.
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Captain James Cook: Charting the Unknown
From a Yorkshire farm to the ends of the earth, he mapped more of the world than any explorer before him.
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Lewis & Clark: Corps of Discovery
Two captains, forty soldiers, and one impossible mission: chart the American West from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
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Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler
A young scholar from Morocco who became the most traveled person of the medieval world, crossing three continents over three decades.
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Zheng He: Admiral of the Treasure Fleet
From captive boy to commander of the greatest fleet in history, Zheng He sailed the known world for an emperor's glory.
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