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Investigate how the Crusades influenced European exploration. Which of the following is a direct effect of the Crusades on European exploration?(1 point)
Responses

competition between Europeans and Muslims to discover new lands
competition between Europeans and Muslims to discover new lands

the development of better ships and improved navigation
the development of better ships and improved navigation

the destruction of monasteries by Vikings
the destruction of monasteries by Vikings

a focus on land for colonization as the primary motive for exploration

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct answer: the development of better ships and improved navigation.

Why: The Crusades increased contact between Europe and the Islamic world, boosting trade and the exchange of geographic knowledge, maps, and navigational techniques. That helped spur improvements in ship design and navigation that made long-distance sea exploration possible. The other choices are incorrect or unrelated (Viking destruction is unrelated; competition with Muslims was over trade/routes and holy sites, not mutual “discovering new lands”; land colonization as the primary motive is also not a direct Crusades outcome).