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What do traditional accounts typically prioritize in the history of how the modern world was made?
What do traditional accounts typically prioritize in the history of how the modern world was made?
Which mariner reached India via the Indian Ocean in 1498?
Which mariner reached India via the Indian Ocean in 1498?
According to popular imagination, what ideas have become associated with Protestant Reformation in places like England and Holland?
According to popular imagination, what ideas have become associated with Protestant Reformation in places like England and Holland?
What accidental discovery is mentioned in the text?
What accidental discovery is mentioned in the text?
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Which historical event contributed to erasing Africa from the history of the modern world?
Which historical event contributed to erasing Africa from the history of the modern world?
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What is often associated with Europeans' belief in their unique ingenuity and inventiveness?
What is often associated with Europeans' belief in their unique ingenuity and inventiveness?
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What was Columbus's main goal when he initially sailed west?
What was Columbus's main goal when he initially sailed west?
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Where did Columbus sail to before mounting his expeditions on behalf of Spain?
Where did Columbus sail to before mounting his expeditions on behalf of Spain?
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What did European expeditions to west Africa in the mid-15th century primarily search for?
What did European expeditions to west Africa in the mid-15th century primarily search for?
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Where was Europe's first large, fortified overseas outpost located in the tropics?
Where was Europe's first large, fortified overseas outpost located in the tropics?
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What important skills did sailors in Iberia develop while plying the west African coastline?
What important skills did sailors in Iberia develop while plying the west African coastline?
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What did Columbus come to understand well enough during his time spent on the Atlantic Ocean?
What did Columbus come to understand well enough during his time spent on the Atlantic Ocean?
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