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identify four european nations that were expanded their economic activity with worldwide trading and the establishment of the colonies
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portugal
spain france england |
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his stories of his travels to china were read by many and inspired many europeans who were fascinated by the exotic stories of the exotic east
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marco polo
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marco polos book
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the travels
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simply identify three movtives for the exploration and expansion
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search for gold
glory god |
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in 1498, he went round the tip of africa and continued on to the coast of india where he traded for spices- and came back a very rich man
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vasco de gama
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charts used by european voyagers which had been drawn by arab navigators and mathematicians. these charts recorded the chapes of coastlines and distances between ports
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portilani
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this is the art and science of map making
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cartography
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this instroment perfeced by the arabs greatly aided exploration by using the sun or a star to ascertain a ships latitude
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astilabe
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european shipmakers learned how to use a lateen - which had aslo developed by the arabs. what is a lateen?
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triangular sails
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