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The Age of Discovery was a period when Europeans had found out the world to be much larger than they could ever imagine. Suddenly new horizons promised not only danger and death, but also wealth and glory. This age is also considered the starting point of colonialism as rulers found more profit in capturing lands than resources only. Watch the video to find out how bright dreams of the whole new world turned into plundering and massacres.