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Explain how the printing press and the improved compass helped promote
European exploration in the fifteenth century. |
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The printing press helped spread and share knowledge and ideas throughout
Europe and helped increase European interest in East Asia. The
improved compass gave navigators a better sense of direction and allowed them to sail farther from land. |
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| Explain why fi fteenth-century Europeans wanted to travel to East Asia. |
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Fifteenth-century Europeans wanted to travel to East Asia to learn about
those places and to gain wealth and power for themselves and their
country by trading with countries like India, China, and Japan. |
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| The first Europeans to make settlements in North America(>2 |
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A Portuguese prince who was the leading
supporter of exploration in Europe in the fifteenth century |
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| The first explorer to attempt to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe |
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| Spanish soldier-explorers |
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The movement of plants, animals,
diseases, and people among continents as
a result of European exploration |
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A Spaniard who argued for the liberty,
dignity, and rights of the Native Americans |
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An English monarch who sponsored
English exploration |
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