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A photograph shows a two-page spread of a very old book. The left page shows a map with drawings indicating rivers, trees, and mountains. The right page shows a headline and text written in Latin, with decorative pillar-like engravings along each side. The decorative pillars include men in armor holding flags, torches, and scrolls, winged angels, designs from nature, and tassels.
Source: The Metropolitan Musem of Art, New York/ Rogers Fund, 1920
Which of the following examines how the ideas of the Renaissance inspired exploration?
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Christopher Columbus’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Christopher Columbus’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Rustichello de Pisa’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Rustichello de Pisa’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Marco Polo’s stories inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Marco Polo’s stories inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Prince Henry’s book inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Prince Henry’s book inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
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Marco Polo’s stories inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Marco Polo's accounts of his travels and the wealth and wonders of Asia instigated significant interest in exploration during the Renaissance, leading many explorers to seek new routes to the East.
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