What would the world do without time? A person's life develops around time, such as when someone eats, sleeps, or works. During the Age of Exploration, explorers needed a time device advanced enough to be installed on a ship. If explorers didn't have a way to measure time, they would have no way of knowing when to go in different directions and would most likely get lost. The age of exploration lasted from the 14th century to the 17th century (Briney). Many geographic locations, inventions, and knowledge of the world developed during the Age of Exploration period. One of the most important inventions during the Age of Exploration was the hourglass, because it helped expand geographical knowledge and was very versatile; it also made exploration possible and more advanced and was historically important to today's world (Kreis). The Age of Exploration was the period in which new discoveries of the world occurred and, “The Age of Exploration served as a springboard for geographical knowledge” (Briney). Europeans were the founders of the hourglass and were known for glass making. The Portuguese, Italians and Spanish were most involved during the age of exploration and in the 15th and 16th centuries the English, Spanish and Dutch were involved (Kreis). around the world. During the 14th century, the beginning of the age of exploration, there were not many opportunities for travel, which led Europeans to invent more convenient inventions for ships. Many new ships were invented, such as the caravel and the galleon. The caravel was a sailing ship with triangular sails that allowed it to...... middle of paper ...... irateking.com/historical/sand_glass.htm>."Sands of Time: The Hourglass's Uncertain HistoryRetrospect." Apartment therapy. New York, New York, July 15, 2010. Web. November 10, 2013..Szabo, Nick. “A very underrated invention.” Underrated. 20 July 2013. Web. 4 Oct. 2013."A brief history of watches." Summary. Np, nd Web. November 10, 2013.."Sailors' Museum | EXPLORATION through the ages." The Sailor's Museum | EXPLORATION through the centuries. Np, nd Web. November 10, 2013. "History of the Hourglass." Hourglass T&K YOUNG. Np, 2012. Web. 10 November. 2013.