The known world was very different when the ancient Egyptians navigated the open oceans around 4000 BC.
Model of Phoenician Uluburn
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In this topic, you'll learn about the societies that made the first voyages of the ancient world. From the Polynesians, who settled many of the Pacific Islands between 2000-600 BC, and the Phoenicians, who charted the entire Mediterranean sea from around 1000-600 BC, to the ancient Greeks who explored the oceans from 450 BC until 150 AD, ancient cultures discovered an exciting world full of opportunity previously unknown to them.