CNN Millennium, Part 5: Century of the Sail - The Fifteenth Century on AllMovie

Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years from a global perspective, CNN Millennium, Pt. 5: Century of the Sail -- The Fifteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1500 and 1600, a century of self-improvement. In Europe, artists started a fresh movement called the Renaissance. Brilliant painter, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452. China became a maritime competitor in this century, and Christopher Columbus set off to discover new places. Actor Ben Kingsley narrates.