Age of Exploration: The Search for Spices

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What was the impact of the Crusades on the Age of Discovery?

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Crusades brought Europe into contact with Asian trade goods.

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Why did western Europeans first begin to explore?

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To gain a direct trade route to Asia

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How did the Renaissance impact the Age of Exploration?

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increased curiosity to seek new lands

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Why did Europeans outside of Italy want to find a new trade route to Asia?

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would be more profitable to gain a direct route to Asia.

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Which European country was the first to explore?

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Portugal

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He sponsored voyages for Portugal which eventually led Portugal to find a route to Asia by going around southern tip of Africa.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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What path did the Portuguese hope to take to reach Asia?

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by sailing around the southern tip of Africa

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Portuguese explorer who first reached southern tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope

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Dias

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Portuguese explorer who first reached India by sailing south around Africa

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da Gama

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What region did Portugal gain a trading empire in thanks to Dias and da Gama?

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Indian Ocean