Age of Discovery

period of European global exploration from early 15th century to 17th century
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Age of Discovery
Cl.J. Visscher · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Age of Discovery

Summary

Age of Discovery is an age[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of age entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,996 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Age of Discovery's instance of is recorded as age[3].
  • Age of Discovery's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].
  • Age of Discovery followed Middle Ages[5].
  • Age of Discovery was followed by early modern period[6].
  • Age of Discovery's Commons category is recorded as Age of Discovery[7].
  • Age of Discovery began on 1500[8].
  • Age of Discovery ended on 1800[9].
  • Age of Discovery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Age of Discovery[10].
  • Age of Discovery's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[11].
  • Age of Discovery's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include age[3] and historical period[4].

Why It Matters

Age of Discovery ranks in the top 10% of age entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,996 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1904789
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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