8 déc. 1469 - Age of Exploration

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-Europe recovers from the Black Death and experiences population growth in the 1400s

-Merchant class emerges to accommodate landlords' want for exotic goods

-Advances in navigation and shipbuilding

-More powerful monarchs want commercial success

-Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal supports maritime expeditions in hopes of bringing Christianity to Africa and finding gold

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