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During the Age of Exploration mapmakers used cartography to map the world. They found new trade routes to Asia, which helped trade to flourish. The Age of Exploration vastly increased Europeans' knowledge of the world. They established new trade routes between India and Portugal, which helped these two countries to become wealthier. The Age of Exploration helped Spain to rapidly expand foreign trade, which helped these countries to flourish. The voyages of Columbus and Magellan showed that it was possible to sail around the world. During the Age of Exploration navigational sciences improved, so navigating was made easier. The explorer Hudson landed in Canada and found rich sources of fish and furs, which helped England become wealthy.
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Europeans began looking for new sea routes to Asia.
Europeans first embark on exploration to the East as they looked for trade routes
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Europeans had to find new trade routes to the East because the Ottoman Empire controlled and taxed existing routes.
.... avoid expensive middlemen.
New trade routes to Asia