AGE of Exploration

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This was the first European country to send out explorers?

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Portugal

Front

This country sent out MORE explorers than any other European country?

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Spain

Front

This country discovered Quebec in 1608?

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France

Front

This country dominated trade with Asia with their Dutch East India Company?

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Netherlands

Front

This prince in Portugal opened up a school for navigation and exploration?

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Henry the Navigator

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This Portuguese explorer was the first to find a trade route directly from Europe to Asia?

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Vasco de Gama

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Who was the first man to circumnavigate the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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This was the first European to make contact with Australia?

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James Cook

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The American colonies established along the Atlantic coast were colonized by?

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England

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Which of these did not make European exploration possible?
astrolabe,
steam powered ships,
compass,
new maps

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steam powered ships