UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1996 · Q5(a) · 20 marks
‘The era of discovery and exploration was but another aspect of the Renaissance interest in the world and man.'
- Chapter
- Enlightenment and Modern ideas
- Topic
- Geographical Discoveries
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