Transoceanic Travel

Definition

This refers to the crossing of an ocean for exploration, trade, or conquest.

Analogy

Transoceanic travel is like a school field trip. Just as students leave their familiar surroundings to explore new places and learn new things, explorers in history embarked on transoceanic voyages to discover unknown lands and cultures.

Related terms

Age of Exploration: A period from the early 15th century that saw increased exploration by Europeans who sought new routes for trade, leading to discovery of Americas.

Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations etc., between the Americas and the Old World following Columbus's voyages.

Triangular Trade: A system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another; it was particularly associated with the slave trade during 17th-19th centuries.