The Europeans did not really have an interest in sailing the world and exploring foreign lands‚ but that all changed by the 1400s. What led to the Europeans wanting to explore the world was the desire to grow rich and to spread Christianity‚ coupled with advances in sailing technology‚ spurred an age of European exploration. The main motive for exploring the world was the the desire for new sources of wealth. The Europeans figured that overseas trade would bring a lot of wealth their way through
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Between the 1300’s to the 1500’s‚ Europeans wanted to explore. There are four major reasons why Europeans wanted to explore Asia. The reasons included economy‚ culture‚ politics‚ and technological advances.The European were looking for new ideas to bring back to Europe. The first reason for exploration is economics. Europeans wanted spices‚ perfumes‚ silks‚ precious stones‚ exotic foods‚ and tightly woven colorful rugs. Asia had all of these goods. European Merchants realized that they could make
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European exploration had a significant impact on both the Europeans and their indigenous counterparts. Exploration can be attributed to a variety of reasons including missionaries to educate and convert the masses to Christianity‚ slave labor and riches‚ and trade. However‚ these reasons arguably benefited the Europeans more than they did the Indigenous people. As a result of this‚ Indigenous people were often subjected to harsh and inhumane treatment in the Caribbean and the Americas. Therefore
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Advanced Placement U.S. History 2014-15 Summer Reading Assignment AP US History is jam-packed with information about our past…all our past‚ from pre-Columbian civilizations to the election of Barack Obama. We will “push” through over five hundred years of American History‚ and hopefully have a little fun while we’re doing it. We’ll find many American historical figures to admire‚ and we’ll find plenty of others to despise too. Our past is not always pretty‚ but we will study it all. In
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There was once a time in our history‚ before computerized maps and satellites and tracking programs. Sailors had to guide themselves by the stars and very basic and inaccurate maps. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Europe there was advancement in technology and learning that led to widespread exploration and trade among countries. The introduction of the compass‚ advancements in cartography‚ the printing press‚ and other inventions led to increased trade and exploration throughout Europe
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1. The desire to spread Christianity and obtain money led to European exploration. The European countries believed that they had a duty to convert non Christians all over the world. Merchants and traders traveled overseas to get spices and luxury goods from Asia.The trading of spices and luxury goods was a profitable business in Europe. Spices such as nutmeg‚ cinnamon and pepper were introduced during the Crusades. After the Crusades‚ the demand for spices increased‚ but their wasn’t enough of a
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period "European in 15th and 16th century" is known as "the Age of Exploration." However what caused this improvement? During this period‚ European increasing their knowledges and techniques‚ expanded their land‚ also led their country to become rich. The main cause for European exploration in 15th and 16th century was spirit of adventure follow by economic motives to a lesser extend religious motives. In the first place‚ the spirit of adventure is the most major reason that caused European exploration
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INTRODUCTION In 1450 to 1750 Western Europe started their quest for oversea exploration and economic expansion. Exploration changed the society‚ with economic growth‚ first by discovering a new way to reach the trading center in India and then by conquering and colonizing the new world. There were many goals for early Spanish exploration from 1492-1548 and early English exploration from 1584-1648. Many goals of the early explorations of both the English and the Spaniards included economic prosperity‚ increased
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European Exploration and Conquest During the age of exploration Europe’s powerful nations greatly influenced numerous parts of the world. Britain‚ Spain‚ and France all took part in the rush to conquer newly discovered lands and other areas in Asia and the pacific. However‚ it didn’t just affect the lands that were being explored; it had a noticeable influence of the “mother” nations. New products were introduced‚ the European economy got a boost‚ new trading routs were opened‚ and new colonies
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he result if European exploration in the early modern time period between 1450 and 1750 negatively impacted the foreign nations that it came in contact with by exhibiting various failed labor systems‚ countries restricting foreign interaction as well as trade and the rise of the Portuguese in the Atlantic Slave Trade. One effect of the expansion of Europeans was various unsuccessful labor systems in the Americas‚ Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa‚ a Spanish missionary‚ expressed his opinion about the
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