ECONOMICS
TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
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support of exploration by the English monarch.
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trade connections established by the Americans.
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effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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advancements in sea travel.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The journeys of Vasco de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the: advancements in sea travel. As a result of the Columbian exchange, which disease wiped out the majority of natives?
Detailed explanation-2: -Along with the idea of looking for new trade routes, they also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables. Additionally, Europeans saw exploration as a way to bring Christianity to other cultures that lived in other lands.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bartolomeu Dias discovered the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa, while Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope and pressed on to India. Da Gama became the first European to sail to Africa and fulfilled Europe’s century-long dream of finding a sea route to Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The major developments in Europe that enabled the Age of Exploration were the development of new navigational technology and the enhancement of existing technology. The Portuguese improved the accuracy of the magnetic compass and the astrolabe, thus making navigation easier and more sensible.
Detailed explanation-5: -The simple answer is money. Although, some individual explorers wanted to gain fame or experience adventure, the main purpose of an expedition was to make money. How did expeditions make money? Expeditions made money primarily by discovering new trade routes for their nations.