Egy kis szóképzés, mert abból soha nem elég... :D Az eredeti itt.Age of discovery
By the fourteenth century Italy controlled Europe's trade with India and the Far East, including China and the East Indies. Muslim (1) _________________ sailed from Africa across the Indian Ocean and brought back spices and fine cloth, which they sold to Italian merchants for a good profit. The Italians sold the goods to other Europeans for an even larger profit.
In time the cost of goods became so high that only the (2) _____________ people could afford them. The Europeans needed the goods. They needed metal to make coins, and their own supply was running out. They used the spices to make their salted and spoiled food (3) ____________. Europeans living in countries that (4) ____________ the Atlantic Ocean began to look for a direct sea route to India and the Far East. In (5) _____________ to their desire for precious metals, spices, and silk, they wanted to spread (6) ______________ to other parts of the world.
By this time, (7) _______________, who had been studying the information that came from early explorers like Marco Polo, had begun to make more accurate maps. Meanwhile, the large amount of trade between northern and southern Europe had created a need for bigger and better ships.
New ships were built that were faster, less likely to sink, and could carry heavier loads. (8) _______________ was made easier by the improvement of instruments that sailors had used for hundreds of years.
One of these was the compass, or an instrument with a (9) ______________ needle that always points north. Another was the astrolabe, or an instrument that measures the angle of the stars. These (10) _____________ aided the Europeans in their search for new sea routes.
1) Merchandise
2) Wealth
3) Eat
4) Border
5) Add
6) Christian
7) Map
8) Navigate
9) Magnet
10)Develop
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