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What event forced the europeans to sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
Europeans were forced to explore when the Turks blocked the caravan routes to the Far East and the Spice Islands
What geographical benefit did Phoenicians have?
They established their city-states mainly on the coast of the Levant, and became sea-faring, extending their trading reach throughout the Mediterranean and as far as Britain. In the west, they were able to use the land trade routes to Mesopotamia.
What explorer hoped to reach the far east by sailing west of Europe?
Chris Columbus in 1492
How did the locations of trade routes affect the development of cities in west Africa?
People built their cities near the trade routes to have an easier trading system. It prevented people from walking very far to get to the trade route.
How did the location in West Africa along trade routes affect the develope of cities?
People built their cities near the trade routes to have an easier trading system. It prevented people from walking very far to get to the trade route.
What is a good sentence with the word caravan?
My brothers tried to sell me to a caravan that was travelling to the Far east!
How far inland did the 2011 japan tsumami reach?
it reach far far in
What states are due west lowa?
Due west of Iowa is Nebraska. As you continue further west, you would reach Wyoming and then potentially Montana, depending on how far you travel. Nebraska is the closest state directly west of Iowa.
Is Seattle prone to hurricanes?
No. Hurricanes don't usually go that far north, and by the time some do reach that latitude they are usually far away from the U.S. west coast.
How far did China's routes extend?
Mexico
Did Columbus want to reach Asia by sailing west or reach Asia by sailing east or discover America or prove that the earth is round?
Columbus, and all educated Europeans of his time, already knew that the Earth was round. That required no voyage for proof. The trade routes to Asia via the east were controlled by the Turks (via land) and the Portuguese (for the sea route, so Columbus proposed sailing west to reach Asia. His problem was that his estimate of the size of the Earth was incorrect, so when he reached land in the Caribbean, and later on the American continent, he knew how far he had sailed and thought he had reached Asia.
How far did china trade routes extend?
Mexico
