Скачать или смотреть The History of Navigation – From Rafts to the Industrial Revolution

The history of navigation and seafaring is the history of mankind itself – from the first rafts and dugouts to the steamships and ocean giants of the Industrial Revolution. This video explores the fascinating development of navigation, shipbuilding, and naval power.
👉 Learn how the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Phoenicians laid the foundations of maritime culture.
👉 Discover how the Greeks and Romans dominated the Mediterranean, and how the Vikings, Arabs, and Hanseatic League shaped the Middle Ages.
👉 Explore the technical brilliance of Chinese navigation, the voyages of Zheng He, and the invention of the compass.
👉 Follow the Age of Discovery with Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Magellan, who forever changed world maps.
👉 See how the Dutch and English rose to naval supremacy in the 17th century.
👉 Experience the great scientific expeditions of James Cook, the revolution of navigation with the astrolabe, sextant, and marine chronometer.
👉 And finally: witness the transition from sail to steam, the industrialization of seafaring, and the rise of European empires.
This video is perfect for anyone interested in nautical history, navigation, seafaring, Columbus, discoveries, Vikings, antiquity, Middle Ages, sailing ships, steamships, pirates, James Cook, Magellan, Vasco da Gama, China, Arabs, Hanseatic League, British Empire, and world history.