Explorers

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic  ocean. It marked the start of the age of exploration. Then it began, European explorers set out hoping to find gold and other precious metals. Gold and spices were very expensive because they were hard to find. Some spices were worth their weight in gold! Then people from all over the world wanted to join in. They wanted to find gold, spices and other rare and precious metals. Once people found metals, spices and gold they would often sell them for quite a lot of money. But some people would keep the metals for themselves.

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