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The primary motive for European exploration during the Renaissance was

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economic, the desire for precious metals and new areas for trade.

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The religious crusading motive for exploration was strongest in

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Spain and Portugal.

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Prince Henry the Navigator established the first school for mariners at his court in

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Portugal

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Portugal became the early leader in European expansion largely through

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defeating Muslim opposition in establishing trade opportunities with India.

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In the 1440s, among the first profits the Portuguese derived from their maritime exploration and returning ships came from the sale of

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African slaves.

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Spanish expansion and exploration of the New World was best exemplified by

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the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés.

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John Cabot, a Venetian, sailed for

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England.

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The first known circumnavigation of the earth is associated with

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Ferdinand Magellan.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.

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the New World between Spain and Portugal.

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Encomienda were

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a Spanish system devised to collect tribute from natives and to use their labor