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Age of Exploration Notes 

1. When was the Age of Exploration? 

2. Why did Europeans want to explore? Why did they want a new trade route to Asia? 

3. List the 3 “G’s” of exploration. Describe how each would motivate exploration. 

  

4. What were some of the new technologies that Europeans used to help them explore? 

5. How did the Europeans get these new technologies? 

6. What is a Caravel? Why was it important? 

7. Europeans were not the first to explore, who began exploring first?  

8. Why was European exploration different? 

9. Who was the early leader in the age of exploration? Where were their Colonies?  

10. What were the Spanish explorers called? Where were Spain's Colonies? 

11. What made the Dutch & English colonies different than other European colonies?