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The ___MASK57___ of Discovery or the ___MASK57___ of Exploration from the end of the 15th century to the 18th century , was an informal and loosely defined European historical period marking the time period in which extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European ___MASK28___ and the beginning of globalization . It also marks the rise of the period of widespread adoption in Europe of colonialism and mercantilism . Many lands previously unknown to Europeans were discovered during this period , though most were already inhabited . From the perspective of many non - Europeans , the ___MASK57___ of Discovery marked the arrival of settlers and invaders from a previously unknown continent . Global exploration started with the Portuguese discoveries of the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores , the coast of Africa , and the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498 ; and , on behalf of the Crown of Castile ( Spain ), the trans - Atlantic Voyages of Christopher Columbus between 1492 and 1502 , and the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1519  1522 . These discoveries led to numerous naval expeditions across the Atlantic , Indian and Pacific oceans , and land expeditions in the Americas , Asia , Africa , and Australia that continued into the late 19th century , and ended with the exploration of the polar regions in the 20th century . Pickett ' s ___MASK60___ was an ___MASK45___ assault ordered by Confederate Gen . Robert E . Lee against Maj . Gen . George G . Meade ' s Union positions on Cemetery Ridge on July 3 , 1863 , the last ___MASK53___ of the Battle of Gettysburg in the state of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War . Its futility was predicted by the charge ' s commander , Lt . Gen . James Longstreet , and it was arguably an avoidable mistake from which the Southern war effort never fully recovered militarily or psychologically . The farthest point reached by the attack has been referred to as the high - water mark of the Confederacy . Classical antiquity ( also the classical ___MASK89___ , classical ___MASK73___ or classical ___MASK57___ ) is a term for a long ___MASK73___ of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea , comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome , collectively known as the Greco - Roman world . It is the ___MASK73___ in which Greek and Roman society flourished and wielded great influence throughout Europe , North Africa and Southwestern Asia . The 1920s ___MASK29___ ___MASK49___ is a historical role - playing ___MASK70___ in Second Life . It is a sim ___MASK20___ intended to simulate daily life in ___MASK29___ during the Weimar ___MASK11___ and give the appearance and feel of authentic 1920s Weimar ___MASK28___ . It is a form of living history , performed in a virtual world using avatars . The ___MASK95___ of Europe covers the peoples inhabiting the European ___MASK56___ from prehistory to the present . Some of the best - known civilizations of prehistoric Europe were the Minoan and the Mycenaean , which flourished during the Bronze ___MASK57___ until they collapsed in a short period of time around 1200 BC . Regency reenactment is historical reenactment of the British Regency ___MASK73___ . Groups portray the ___MASK73___ from 1811 to 1820 through ___MASK47___ , manners , food , and social gatherings that celebrate the spirit of the era . Groups often include a mix of Jane Austen fans , English country and Regency dancers , historical reenactors , costumers , artisans , craftsfolk , regency romance readers , and history buffs . Their websites and newsletters are designed to teach members about Regency history , politics , and literature . Many groups provide extensive bibliographies so that group members can research the era on their own . Events and activities include ___MASK73___ balls , entertainments , parties , teas , ___MASK72___ workshops , readings , movie marathons , ___MASK47___ sewing classes , dance classes , meals and picnics using Regency recipes , old - fashioned games , and discussions centered on a ___MASK73___ theme . The dress code is always Regency - themed and group members are encouraged to make their own costumes or to purchase or rent the clothes . The Roman ___MASK5___ ( Koine and Medieval Greek :    , tr . ) was the post - Roman ___MASK11___ period of the ancient Roman civilization , characterized by ___MASK25___ headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean ___MASK43___ in Europe , Africa and Asia . The city of Rome was the largest city in the world BC AD , with Constantinople ( New Rome ) becoming the largest around 500 AD , and the ___MASK5___ ' s populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants ( roughly 20 % of the world ' s population at the time ). The 500 - year - old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict , during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC . Civil wars and executions continued , culminating in the victory of Octavian , Caesar ' s adopted son , over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the annexation of Egypt . Octavian ' s power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title " Augustus ", effectively marking the end of the Roman ___MASK11___ . The Renaissance was a ___MASK73___ in European ___MASK95___ , from the 14th to the 17th century , regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern ___MASK95___ . It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval ___MASK73___ and later spread to the rest of Europe , marking the beginning of the Early Modern ___MASK57___ . The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval ___MASK73___ was the ___MASK73___ of European ___MASK95___ generally comprising the 14th and 15th centuries ( c . 1301  1500 ). The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern era ( and , in much of Europe , the Renaissance ). The Fall of the Western Roman ___MASK5___ ( also called Fall of the Roman ___MASK5___ or Fall of Rome ) was the process of decline in the Western Roman ___MASK5___ in which it failed to enforce its rule , and its vast territory was divided into several successor polities . The Roman ___MASK5___ lost the strengths that had allowed it to exercise effective control ; modern historians mention factors including the effectiveness and numbers of the army , the health and numbers of the Roman ___MASK35___ , the strength of the ___MASK65___ , the competence of the Emperor , the religious changes of the period , and the efficiency of the civil administration . Increasing pressure from " barbarians " outside Roman ___MASK28___ also contributed greatly to the collapse . The reasons for the collapse are major subjects of the historiography of the ancient world and they inform much modern discourse on state failure . Historical reenactment ( or re - enactment ) is an educational or ___MASK38___ activity in which ___MASK14___ follow a ___MASK63___ to recreate aspects of a historical event or period . This may be as narrow as a specific moment from a ___MASK67___ , such as the reenactment of Pickett ' s Charge presented during the Great Reunion of 1913 , or as broad as an entire period , such as Regency reenactment or The 1920s Berlin Project . Medieval reenactment is a form of historical reenactment that focuses on re - enacting European ___MASK95___ in the period from the fall of Rome to about the end of the 15th century . The second half of this period is often called the Middle Ages . This multiplicity of terms is compounded by the variety of other terms used for the period . The first period is sometimes called the Migration Period or Dark Ages by Western European historians , and as Völkerwanderung ( `` wandering of the peoples '' ) by German historians . This term is usually reserved for the 5th and 6th centuries . Re - enactors who re - create the next period of ___MASK95___ - 7th to 11th centuries - often refer to this as Early medieval . The 12th to 14th centuries fall under the term High medieval , while the 15th century is often termed Late medieval . With such a wide range of eras most medieval reenactment groups focus on a smaller time period , sometimes restricting their interest to a particular century , or even a specific decade , series of battles , or monarch , depending on how authentic the reenactment and encampment is intended to be . In the ___MASK95___ of Europe , the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century . It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the ___MASK57___ of Discovery . The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western ___MASK95___ : classical antiquity , the medieval period , and the modern period . The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early , High , and Late Middle Ages .