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Age of Sail
The
Age of Sail
was a period roughly corresponding to the
early modern period
in which
international trade
and
naval warfare
were dominated by
sailing
ships
, lasting from the 16th to the mid-19th century. This is a significant period during which
square-rigged
sailing ships carried
European settlers
to many parts of the world in one of the most expansive
human migrations
in
recorded history
.
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