Because there were many bandits that would attack explorers and traders. Rulers demanded gifts from travelers passing through their kingdoms.
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What is the difference between expeditions and explorations?
Explorations: exploring new lands
Expeditions: exploring lands
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What was the name of the land route that connected Europe and China?
The Silk Road.
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Why do you think that China kept the secret of silk production to themselves?
They wanted to ensure they had control of the price and market for silk and that traders would continue to come to China to buy the silk and other goods.
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Where did Christopher Columbus want to go?
The East Indies.
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Why did the Vikings explore new lands?
To find treasure, slaves, people to trade with, and new farmland.
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Why is it important to explore new places?
Answers will vary.
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What region of Europe did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia.
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Why do you think Columbus took some Taino people back to Europe?
To prove he made it and show how different they are.
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What were the positive and negative effects of exploration in the 15th century?
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Where did the Phoenicians live?
The Mediterranean cost of modern day Israel and Lebanon.
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Where did the Phoenicians explore?
The lands that border the Mediterranean sea.
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What would the world be like if no one had the drive to explore new places?
