Age of Exploration Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| ? 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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