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Reasons for the Voyages of Discovery — Eduqas GCSE History C100
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Voyages of Discovery and Conquest of the Americas, 1492-1522
Reasons for the Voyages of Discovery
Eduqas GCSE History · C100
Reasons for the Voyages of Discovery
What you need to know
Explain the factors that contributed to the European voyages of discovery.
Understand the growing power of Spain and Portugal and the search for new south-eastern and south-western routes to Asia.
Analyze the trade, religious motivations, and technological advances that enabled exploration.
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