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BIGGEST reason that Europeans began to explore unknown regions of the world during the Age of Exploration?

BIGGEST reason that Europeans began to explore unknown regions of the world during the Age of Exploration?
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BIGGEST reason that Europeans began to explore unknown regions of the world during the Age of Exploration?

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They wanted a faster trade route to Asia, so they went out west from Europe, expecting the Earth to be quite smaller than it was. Then they ran into America and wanted to explore.
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They wanted a faster route to Asia. They were also looking for gold,silver, etc...
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