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AP European History
Unit 1 – Renaissance and Exploration
Topic 1.6
How might history have changed if Christopher Columbus had not sailed west in search of a new route to Asia?
Italy would've led the colonization of the New World instead of Spain.
The Ottoman Empire could've become dominant through control over eastern trade routes.
The Protestant Reformation would not have taken place.
Exploration of the Americas could've been delayed or altered significantly.
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