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T- Exploration (1400's and 1500's)
- The spirit of adventure, curiosity, religion adn thrist to become rich drove Renaissance Men to start explorating the world outside of Europe
- Marco Polo went to China to trade
- Why Exploration started
- Money
- Wanted gold and quicker trade routes to Asia
- Spices were wanted
- The overland trade was done between the Muslims in the Middle East and Italians
- Italians then charged higher prices to othr Euopeans for these goods
- Portugal started to wonder if there was a cheaper way to get goods
- Found with Columbus and other explorers
- To Spread Christianity
- Had "moral duty" to Christianized non-believers
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- Mercantilism
- Country's power comes from it's wealth
- Money
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