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  most important insturment developed.
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  Spanish and Portuguese designers made important advances in ship-building technology.
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  European monarches supported exploration and colonized. Gaining riches through conquest and discovery.
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  Portuguese and spanish explorers made the first europen voyages into unknown waters.
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  In Africa, they bagan to trade for slaves, gold, and ivory
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  sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa. He had found the route to the indian ocean.
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  Set sail from from Palos, spain. his three ships sailed westward across the Atlantic.
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  issued and edict (an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.)
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  trade between spain and portugal moved the line farther west.
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  Amerigo was an itilan navigator. he crossed the Atlantic.
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  sailed eastward across the indian ocean. He returned to Portugal, his ships full of valuable goods.
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  After the voyages of Dias and da Gama, the Portuguese dreamed of controlling trade with asia.
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  he set out from spain, proved Balboa was correct.
