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How Did The Age Of Exploration An Important Cause Of The Columbian Exchange

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The Age of Exploration was very important in Lisbon. Trade was a major source of economy. This opened the way for sailors to find new trading routes, goods, and wealth was able to grow because of new trading partners. Prince Henry or Henry the Navigator, was a famous explorer. He went from Portugal to West Africa and traded with Africa for slaves. The traders would buy coffee, tobacco, and sugar, which they shipped back to Europe. Vasco da Gama was another explorer who sailed from Portugal to East India, making trades and their lands wealthy. Christopher Columbus was important because of the Colombian Exchange; this allowed a wide variety of good and textiles to be trades around the world. Columbus’ arrival to America, changed the population
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