Age of Exploration

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Which European nation kicked off the Age of Exploration?

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Portugal

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A fast ship developed by the son of the Portuguese king around the year of 1450, allowing for faster navigation of the oceans

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Caravel

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The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the southern end of Africa

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Bartolomeu Dias

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The beginning of the Age of Exploration involved Portugal looking for new trade routes to

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Asia

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The first European to find a direct trade route to Asia by sea

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Vasco da Gama

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Which nation hired Christopher Columbus to find a trade route to India?

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Spain

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Which direction did Columbus sail out of Europe, leading him to the Americas?

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West

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The trade between the Americas and Europe during the Age of Exploration

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Columbian Exchange

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The first Spanish Explorer to circumnavigate the globe

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Ferdinand Magellan

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The first English explorer to travel to modern-day Canada

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John Cabot