Scenarios about 'age of discovery'
The period between the early 15th and late 17th centuries when European powers extensively explored and mapped the world, establishing new trade routes and colonial possessions. This era, spearheaded by Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, and English expeditions, fundamentally altered global power dynamics, facilitated intercontinental exchange of goods and ideas, and laid the foundations for European colonial empires that would shape world history for centuries to come.
What If China's Ban on Maritime Trade Never Happened?
Exploring how world history might have unfolded if Ming Dynasty China had maintained and expanded its naval dominance, potentially discovering the Americas from the west and creating a different global power balance.