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Marco Polo travels to China,and introduces Chinese/Eastern technology to the Europeans. Introduces paper money and coal through a trade route with China. Provides the groundwork for many explorers after him to travel to the East.
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An astronomical instrument, essentially an early computer which used the stars to determine longitude and latitude on the earth
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A ship which was larger than any other ship that had been built. It was also much quicker than other ships in the middle ages.
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An astronomical instrument used for navigation, and to measure the angle between two visible objects
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Gutenberg invents the printing press, which spreads new new ideas about exploration and allows explorers to print maps
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Portugese explorer Bartolomeu Dias becomes the first man to sail from Europe south around The Cape of Good Hope. Reaches the Indian Ocean. Later recreated by Vasco Da Gama
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With the aid of new technology, Christopher Columbus accidentally reaches America. Encounters Native Americans. At first, the Native Americans were open to European technology, however the Europeans also came into conflict with them. The Europeans brought disease, new food, and tried to take land, which caused conflict.
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Portugese nobleman/explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral discovers Brazil
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Magellan leaves Spain on his journey to the "Spice Islands." He eventually sails around the world and becomes the first person to sail through the Pacific Ocean. He sails around the south of South America and through what would become "The Straights of Magellan"
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French explorer Giovanni Da Verrazzano explores North America, specifically what is now considered Quebec
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Pizzaro sails to South America and begins to explore. Defeats the Native Incas and returns to Spain with a very large amount of gold
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The powetten tribe attacks sttlers around Jamestown
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New inventions during the time of the renaissance allowed explorers to sail further than ever, and changed the world greatly. Because of this new technology, explorers were able to sail great distances, and gain knowledge from other countries, specifically eastern countries such as China and countries around the Philippines. All of this new knowledge allowed people in Europe to become much more powerful, and allowed people to get the goods they needed much quicker.
