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Age of Exploration

Modern World History

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? The desire to spread faith of was an important reason for an age of European exploration in the 1400s. Christianity
The main reason for European exploration was the search for new sources of wealth.
Europeans hoped to expand their trade for such as nutmeg, ginger, and pepper. spices
A direct sea route to was needed to help European merchants gain control of East-West trade from Muslims and Indians . asia
The invention of the and other improvements in sailing technology made voyages of exploration possible. caravel
used his personal fortune to support a number of Portuguese voyages of exploration along the coast of Africa. Prince Henry
exploration of the east African coast gave Portugal a direct sea route to India. da gamas
established an invisible line through the Atlantic Ocean, with lands west of the line belonging to Italy and lands east of the line belonging to Portugal. Treaty of Tordesillas
An expedition led by claimed the Philipine Islands for Spain, which began settling them in 1565. Magellan
By 1600, the Portuguese had the largest fleet of ships in the world and had become a leading sea power. dutch
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