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Marco Polo inspired others to explore due to his books that he wrote. He also traveled further than anyone else before.
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The Renaissance was important because it allowed people to have more money, and be more interested in what else is out there. It also allowed the invention of new tools that sailors could use to explore.
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The fall of Constantinople allowed the Ottoman empire to take control of the area, and raise the prices of all goods that went through that area. This made people want to find a way to India/China without going through the Ottomans, so people tried to sail around the tip of Africa.
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The vikings pillaged, and sometimes traded with coastal villiges. They discovered Iceland, and Greenland, and tricked everyone in going to the icy and cold Greenland, instead of Iceland.
