Age of Exploration

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Sail or travel all the way around the world.

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circumnavigate

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The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

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exploration

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The land route connecting Europe to Asia and India for the purpose of trade.

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Silk Road

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astrolabe

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compass

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At the beginning, what was the purpose of Portuguese explorations?

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trade

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His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Who was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?

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Christopher Columbus

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Who was the first European to come to the Americas? What year did he arrive?

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Leif Ericson in 1000 AD

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What products from Asia did the Europeans want?

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gold, silk and spices