Exploring the Age of Exploration

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Age of Exploration timeframe

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15th to 17th century

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Key motivation for exploration

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Gold, God, Glory, access to trade routes

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Impact on global trade

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Establishment of trade routes

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Columbian Exchange

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Unintentional transfer of plants, animals, culture

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Major explorers

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Columbus, Magellan, da Gama

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New World crops to Old World

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Potatoes, tomatoes, maize

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Old World animals to New World

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Horses, cattle, pigs

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Technological advancements

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Compass, astrolabe, caravel

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Impact on indigenous populations

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Disease, cultural disruption

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European colonial empires

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Spain, Portugal, England