What were the main motives for European exploration from 1400–1800?

Which technological advances enabled Europeans to make long-distance sea voyages?

Who was Prince Henry, and why was he significant to the Age of Exploration?

What was the main reason European traders wanted new sea routes to Asia?

What was the primary cargo and profit-maker from Asia to Europe during early exploration?

What impact did the Crusades have on European exploration?

Who was Bartolomeu Dias, and what was his major achievement?

What was Vasco da Gama’s contribution to exploration?

How did Portuguese explorers first become involved in the African slave trade?

What role did Prince Henry’s School of Navigation play in exploration?