Summarize the Conditions That Made Possible and Desirable Western Voyages

question 12

Essay

Summarize the conditions that made possible and desirable Western voyages to the Americas.Consider new navigational instruments, shipbuilding innovations, better maps, the experience of late medieval merchants and explorers, and the abrupt cutting off of overland routes to Asian markets.

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