Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning. Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence. Use historical reasoning (e. g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.

In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, Europeans used previously existing technologies and new technologies to engage in voyages of discovery.

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which European overseas expansion in this period relied on previously existing technologies and new technologies.