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• 1 why did europeans begin to explore the world?

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• what does the people think (before 4000) that was below africa?

  they end of the world they think you fall of the world there.

• what would be on the modern map of the world that isn't on the map of bello?

  the far east, australia, america and the equator.

• how much of the world did europeans know around 1400? what did they think it lokked like?

  europe, north africa, Russia (up to the caspian sea) Arabia and the muslim states.

  the ereas they know were al ending in seas.

• what 2 main groups of people did europeans know about at this time? which was the more advanced?

  christians and Muslims.

  muslims were more advanced in medicine math and science.

• give 3 reasons why people were afraid to go explore?

  1. they though the world was flat and that when you sailed out to fair you could fall of it

  2. to the south the sea water became hotter and hotter'

  3.in the seas lived enormous sea monsters, shich could swallow complete ships.

• why did europeans begin to ecplore? (15th century)

  1. to find a new trade route to the east

  2.to spread christianity

  3.to explore and conquer new lands

  4. improvements in ships and navigstion made it possible to go further.

• name the three main goods that europeans imported from the east. describe how thos goods reached europe.

  spices (moluccas) silk (china) jewels(india)

  were brougth to the mediterranean by the muslim traders and sold to italian traders.

• why were spices so important at the time? where did  most of them come from?

  spices were used to preserve and flavour food and to make medicines. 

  the came from the spice islands, nowadays called the moluccas.

• what happened in 1453 to damaged the spice trade?

  in 1453 the Turks captured Constantinople, a crossroud of trade routes. specially the Great silk route to China came in control of the Turks. this pushed up the prices of silk and spices.

• give 4 reasons why europeans began to explore the world in the 15th  century. 

  1. finding new trade routes

  2. spreading Christianity

  3.exploring new lands

  (4. improvements in ships and navigation made it possible to gor further.)