Many lands were discovered during this period by the Europeans. The primary player in the Age of Discovery and exploration was Portugal. They took the major role in the fifteenth century to search for a route to Asia and acquire wealth and knowledge about navigation and mapping out the Atlantic Ocean. Overall Portugal had a huge role in the Age of Discovery and starting it. They also had a significant role in the African Slave Trade. Portugal made an enormous contribution to the Age of Discovery. It started with the Prince Henry the Navigator, who was credited for promoting the Age of Discovery. He regulated voyages of discovery, and promoted the adoption of New navigational and nautical technology. Through all his promotion of the navigation technology his main contribution was the development of cartography, which is the science and drawing maps. Due to his development of cartography Portugal had some of the utmost detailed and accurate maps at the time; which was a huge advantage to the Portuguese. The workhorse of the Age of Discovery was the ship, especially for Portugal who wanted to get ahead in the trade
Many lands were discovered during this period by the Europeans. The primary player in the Age of Discovery and exploration was Portugal. They took the major role in the fifteenth century to search for a route to Asia and acquire wealth and knowledge about navigation and mapping out the Atlantic Ocean. Overall Portugal had a huge role in the Age of Discovery and starting it. They also had a significant role in the African Slave Trade. Portugal made an enormous contribution to the Age of Discovery. It started with the Prince Henry the Navigator, who was credited for promoting the Age of Discovery. He regulated voyages of discovery, and promoted the adoption of New navigational and nautical technology. Through all his promotion of the navigation technology his main contribution was the development of cartography, which is the science and drawing maps. Due to his development of cartography Portugal had some of the utmost detailed and accurate maps at the time; which was a huge advantage to the Portuguese. The workhorse of the Age of Discovery was the ship, especially for Portugal who wanted to get ahead in the trade