an age of exploration and expansion Made voyages of exploration possible (view the map) some of the explorers were looking for a faster way to get to asia and trade for silk, spices, etc (and avoid the moors taxes to cross the middle east) many times these voyages were funded by joint stock companies cities like amsterdam (left) grew very prosperous as places where.
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