MODERN AGE

The Modern Age began about five hundred years ago. Small kingdoms came together to form big countries with one king, and these countries started to explore the world. This period was a time of discovery and scientific inventions.

Inventions such as the compass and more accurate maps meant that people could travel to new places without getting lost, and discover new lands and new products. 

In 1492, an explorer called Christopher Columbus sailed west in his ship. He wanted to travel around the world to reach Asia in the East, but instead Columbus travelled west and reached the New World which we now call America. 

An important invention of the Modern Age was Gutenberg's printing press. The invention meant that it was quicker and cheaper to produce books and maps.