Discovery of the New World - статья по прочим предметам

 

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  • What was the general pattern of exploration in the New World?
  • New World - Новый Свет.
  • Age of Discovery - Age of Exploration - эпоха Великих географических открытий.
  • Several factors made the Age of Exploration possible.
  • Medieval cartographers placed Jerusalem at the centre of the earth.
  • Improvements in equipment enabled the construction of larger, more manoeuvrable ships.
  • In the East Europeans were cut off from land routes to India and China.
  • Cabot died during the second attempt to find a direct route to Cathay in 1498.
  • However, Cabot's voyages established England's belated claim to America.
  • The explorers were inspired by curiosity and the desire to become wealthy.
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