What prompted Europeans to launch voyages of exploration?

What prompted Europeans to launch voyages of exploration?

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the questions:

1. What prompted Europeans to launch voyages of exploration?

2. What technologies, discoveries, and/or inventions helped support these voyages?

The text should be a MINIMUM of 400 words.

 

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What prompted Europeans to launch voyages of exploration
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