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Unit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
Topic 4.4
Why was control over seaborne commerce so significant for European powers during the Age of Exploration?
It reduced reliance on unsteady land-based farming economies.
It offered opportunities for scientific research at sea.
It provided an effective means to spread Christianity.
It allowed them to amass wealth and power by controlling valuable trade routes.
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