A Long Coastline: Tuesday 12/8/2020

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Europe’s long coastline helped to promote trade, industry, exploration, and settlement on the continent. True or False?

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true

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Europe has more than ___________ miles of coastline.

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24,000

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These extensive coastlines provided early Europeans with great access to ____________ and seas.

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oceans

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The coastline provides growth of trade and development of __________________ .

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industry

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Early sailors traveled to nearly every port on the __________-mile-long Mediterranean Sea.

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25,000

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They brought back grains, olive oil, and new religions that have influenced _____________ culture.

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European

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Europeans have fished along their coastlines for __________ of years.

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thousands

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In lowland areas such as the ____________, the people created a way to drain water from the sea in order to increase their ___________ industry

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Netherlands, farming

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Towns often grew up near ___________, which are bodies of water surrounded on the three sides by land.

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bays

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In the _________ , explorers helped European rulers obtain raw materials, spread religious beliefs, and build empires.

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1400s