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how did explorers contribute to the development of europe
The Continent the explorers came from was Europe.
Europe.
Europe
Europe got slaves from Africa by the triangular trade. Europe traded with Africa, Europe gave Africa guns, rum, gunpowder, and tools. Africa traded back with slaves
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Discovering and mapping the coasts of Africa, Asia and Brazil, in what become known as the Age of Discovery.
Africa
I think its portugal...
To get from Europe to India and China instead of going around the bottom of Africa.
Because the portuguese started to explore the area
how did explorers contribute to the development of europe
Portuguese is the official language of Portugal, a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is also widely spoken in Brazil, which is located in South America. Additionally, Portuguese is spoken in other former Portuguese colonies and regions around the world.
Teak is a Malaysian tree known as Tekka. The name came to Europe by way of the early Portuguese explorers who called the timber 'teca'
The first European explorers to arrive in China were greeted by the native Chinese. The explorers exchanged gifts and ideas. The European explorers took tea back to Europe.
Animal furs
At the time Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa and reached India, the Arabs controlled trade between India and Europe.