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One of the most famous Nose explorers was Leif Eriksson. In 1200 CE, he discovered Greenland.
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Norse sailors explored as early as the 10th century and settled in areas of present day Greenland and Canada.
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The Spice Trade profit refers to the trade between historical civilizations in Asia, Northeast Africa, and Europe. These spices included cinnamon, ginger, pepper, turmeric, and many more.
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Ferdinand and Isabella were kind and queen of Aragon in 1479. They resumed the reconquest dormant for more than 200 years and in 1492, they captured Grenada.
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The Reconquista of medieval of Spain and Portugal were a series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture territory from the Muslims who had occupied most of the Iberian Peninsula from 718-1492
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After the collapse of the Byzantine Empire, it cut off Europe from overland trade with East Asia. The extensive colonization began in 1492 with Christopher Columbus.
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Began the Spanish expedition by sailing West to find a new trade route to the Far East. Inadvertently landed in "The New World".
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European governments gained control of the Western Hemisphere which effected the landscape population and plant and animal life.
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This caused dramatic widespread of human populations, diseases, ideas and cultures between the Afro-eurasian and American hemispheres after Columbus's voyages to the Americas.
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He sailed around the cape of good hope to India and eventually helped European trade in the Indian Ocean.
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By circumnavigating the globe, he proved the world was round.
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France became a pivotal power and founded several colonies in the Americas such as Eastern North America, a number of Caribbean Islands, and small Coastal parts of South America.
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Portugal became a political power and colonized Brazil. Portugal tried colonizing coasts of present day Canada and settled for extended periods on the northwest bank of the River Plate.
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When Henry was 21 years old, his father and brothers captured the Morrish Port of Ceuta in Northern Morocco. They sold the villagers in the African Slave Trade. He organized and financed several voyages which led to the rounding of Africa and the establishment of sea routes to the Indes.
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