The Great Frontier, defined as embracing all the new lands discovered and occupied by Europeans after the fifteenth century, has been a determining factor in modern Western civilization. Webb, W. P. (1964). The Great Frontier.
During the Age of Exploration, started in the XV century and concluded in the XVII, increased overseas exploration and improved naval ships and navigation methods that created new trade routes and trade partners. It was a time of unprecedented change, advancements in cosmography and geography, and great exploration. Since the discovery of the Americas in 1492, particularly in western Europe, was spread a will to explore the outside world, a desire of expand in order to discover and civilize
During the Age of Exploration, started in the XV century and concluded in the XVII, increased overseas exploration and improved naval ships and navigation methods that created new trade routes and trade partners. It was a time of unprecedented change, advancements in cosmography and geography, and great exploration. Since the discovery of the Americas in 1492, particularly in western Europe, was spread a will to explore the outside world, a desire of expand in order to discover and civilize