探索1 新航路的开辟【例1】阅读下列材料:材料一西方史学家习惯上把15世纪中期到17世纪中期称为“扩张的时代”。欧洲人把自己来到西半球的事件,称之为“地理大发现”。材料二新航路开辟后,原有的商品如粮食、白糖、香料都有大的增加;同时一些新商品也出现在欧洲市场上,例如美洲的烟草、可可,非洲的咖啡,中国的茶叶。 Exploring the development of a new route [Example 1] Read the following materials: Materials A Western historians customarily referred to the mid-fifteenth century to the mid-fifteenth century as the “era of expansion.” The Europeans brought their own events in the Western Hemisphere and called it “geographical discovery.” After the opening of the second material route, the original commodities such as grain, sugar and spices have all increased greatly. At the same time, some new products have also appeared on the European market, such as tobacco in the Americas, cocoa, coffee in Africa, and tea in China.