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| What items did Europens buy from Asian markets? |
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| Why did trade with Asia become more difficult? |
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-The Mongol Empire collapsed.
-Merchants were taxed along the Silk Roads |
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| What prompted European exploration? |
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| Merchants needed a trade route around the Middle East. |
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| What technologies aided European exploration? |
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| astrolabe, compass, improved rudders, ships with large triangular sails |
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| An ancient Greek device used to find lattitude |
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| Where did Europeans learn shipbuilding techniques? |
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| Who was the first European to sail around the tip of southern Africa and reach India? |
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| Who explored the St. Lawrence River? |
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| Who sailed west looking for a water route to Asia? |
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| Who led the first expedition completely around the world? |
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