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Motives for European Maritime Exploration: God, Gold, and Spices
Identify the economic, religious, and geopolitical incentives driving European monarchs and merchants to seek direct sea routes to Asia.
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Transoceanic Exploration and the Encounter in the Americas
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Evaluate the technological innovations, economic motivations, and profound consequences of European transoceanic exploration and the Encounter in the Americas.
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