They might sponsor an explorer for several reasons - and usually did so for a combination of several of these reasons:Even if the explorer was not from their country, they could still make claims on discoveries as an agent for the sponsorThe explorer might possess unique or superior characteristics, skills, and/or knowledge not found among the citizens of the sponsoring countryThe exploration might give the sponsoring country an advantage of being the first to establish a trade route to the explored regionThe exploration might provide a source of valuable resources - or plunder - to the sponsoring countryThe sponsoring country might accrue increased reputation by being the sponsor of an exploration that made some significant discoveryThe sponsoring country might believe they would accrue some spiritual credit with a higher power by using the exploration to spread their religion
Greece, was the first country were containment was implemented
There are no records to determine which country first used ships to trade with.
The United Kingdom
China
France
Spain
England.
England :)
England
England
Spain sponsored him
SPAIN.
Spain was it
Amundsen was a Norwegian, and it's possible that some of his funding was from that country.
(bb) Marco polo sponering country was France China was the sponsoring country and the Kublai Khan was the sponsoring monarch.
if the sponsoring country is portugal what is the years of voyage