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Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750): the sea routes that connected the hemispheres
Quick questions on Causes of Exploration from 1450 to 1750 - AP World History Topic 4.2
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What is vague on the economic motive?Show answer
The point was direct access to Asian spices and luxuries, cutting out the middlemen who raised prices on the old routes. Be specific.
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Name the explorer who reached India by sea in 1498 and the state that sponsored him. [Recall]
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Explain one economic reason European states sought a direct sea route to Asia. [Short explanation]
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