This engaging worksheet explores how economic competition, particularly over the spice trade, sparked the Age of Exploration. Centered around a detailed, evidence-based article, students will examine how Venice’s dominance over trade routes drove Portugal and Spain to seek new sea passages. This worksheet includes rigorous multiple-choice questions, vocabulary analysis, sentence completions, and critical reasoning prompts designed to develop close reading and historical thinking skills.
Perfect for middle or high school world history units, this resource encourages students to connect economic motives with historical events. The questions push beyond basic recall and support academic language development while preparing students for document-based analysis. Whether used for guided reading, assessments, or group discussion, this worksheet supports literacy and inquiry in a meaningful and content-rich way.
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