Age of Discovery

Western Conquerors: The Age of Discovery - Focuses on the role Portugal played in initiating this era.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3795/port2.htm

Age of Exploration Timeline - A simple chronology of exploration from 3200 B.C. - 1779 A.D.
http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/timeline.php

European Voyages of Exploration - Richly illustrated site looks at the factors that contributed to 15th and 16th century exploration and the individuals, as well as the roles Spain and Portugal.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/

The Conquistadors - Online learning adventure retraces the footsteps of four Spanish explorers. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/

In the Footsteps of Marco Polo - Interactive journey of Marco Polo, provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Marco/index.html

The Age Of Discovery - Shareware Hypercard stack designed to introduce young children to the era.
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/explorerstack2.html

Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation - A look at the tools, history, and knowledge 15th-century navigators had at their disposal as they set out in uncharted waters.
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/