Life among the Pirates by 
The Age of Discovery by 
The History of the Ship by Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History - Looks at art during the age of exploration.
Smithsonian Museum of American History: On the Water Exhibition - Looks at maritime history of the United States.
North Carolina History Projects: Pirates in the Outer Banks - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill website that examines life in the Outer Banks of North Carolina but this particular entry is on pirates.
Khan Academy: The Columbian Exchange - General overview of the Columbian Exchange
Alfred D. Crosby on the Columbian Exchange - Smithsonian Magazine article on the Columbian Exchange
Mariners' Museum - Learn about aspects of the Age of Exploration through the Mariners' Museum
A Brief History of the Age of Exploration - ThoughtCo.
Age of Exploration - PBS
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