The European Age of Exploration had a few causes. One of them being the Ottomans who controlled eastern trade routes and were looking to expand. The Europeans feared the Ottomans so they decided to find, and open new trade routes as said in document 1. The other main reason for exploration is seen in document 3, “...to see the
As if that was not enough, Christopher Columbus did all of this out of greed. Spain had agreed to let him keep 10 percent of what he found there--including precious items and materials (which must have seemed like a very good deal). While Christopher Columbus did connect the two hemispheres of our world, he left a line
The Age of Exploration is what causes Americans to now celebrate Columbus Day. The Age of Exploration inspired Christopher Columbus to sail west to find the Northwest Passage and wealth. Although it is believed that Columbus was not the first to make it to the New World his discovery caused massive change. The Age of Exploration sparked by the desire of more successful trade routes and goods set off the momentous, Colombian Exchange which led to the spread of disease and swop of animals as well as crops. The Age of Exploration was initiated by the Europeans because of their desire for luxury goods from Asia and a faster way of getting them.
The Europeans had motives for exploration, one was that they wanted to spread Christianity. Second, was for wealth, they wanted to find new trade routes and also find gold. Third was glory. They wanted to have a better chance of domination or control in Europe. One reason why The Age of Exploration was harmful
Portugal and Spain even presumed to divide the world in two by seeking the Pope's blessing on the Treaty of Tordesillas, which drew a line through north and south through the Atlantic, giving Portugal the lands east and Spain the lands west. Portugal actually lost in the long run because the lands that they "received" were already claimed by empires that did not recognize the Portuguese claims. The French and English did not arrive in the Americas until the 17th century, but when they did, they claimed much of North America in areas that the Spanish did not go. The trade routes that appeared during this era in the Atlantic Ocean were collectively known as the Great Circuit. The routes connected four continents: North America, South America, Europe, and Africa, and they linked directly to the old water trade routes established in previous eras.
French Exploration in the New World French Exploration began about forty years after Columbus sailed to the new world. They hoped to find a passageway that would get them to the east to trade, through America, Along with spreading Christianity with the natives and claiming land. The French found that Furs were a large thing on the trade market. So fur trading became a huge part in French History in America.
The Spanish and Portuguese two vast empires that took over the New World and made it their own for over three hundred years. Spain and Portugal were able to maintain their empire for over three hundred years due to the following resources and advantages. Financial stability, military superiority, and slavery, which both utilized in order to dominate the new world. In the age of exploration as Spain and Portugal were shipping out famous explores such as Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Pedro Alvares Cabral, and Ferdinand Magellan.
At the time, Europeans would have to cross the Mediterranean, an area mostly controlled by Muslims, to reach Asia. After the fall of Granada, Spain focussed on challenging Portugal in trade and exploration. Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic Powers were all competing to find a route that bypassed the Mediterranean Sea. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella recognized that if Columbus could find a trade route through the Atlantic Ocean to Asia, then Spain would become more powerful and could control trade with Asia. That was, in essence, what the Spanish monarch sought to do.
In the chapter one Worlds Apart, Spain, Portugal, France, and England were the European’s, their forces upon wealth, dominance, and authority took part in portions of the world and overall their interest with riches and trades in America. Spain was willing to pursue their fortunes in the New World as they developed new techniques for successfully dominating the Caribbean countries such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Mexico. Spain was “more in a quest for gold and slavery than permeant settlement”. Portugal furthered their foundation of prosperity with the use of slavery in West Africa. As for French being the last comer in the New World.
They resorted to violent methods and tried to make the Natives take them to the real gold thinking that they were just hiding it from them. One reason as to why the Europeans began their exploration of the Americas was that they wanted to find a new trade route to Asia. Columbus believed that if he sailed west, he could reach Asia faster than traveling on land or going around Africa. Asia had the spices
European explorers and conquistadors during the age of exploration were motivated by three things: God, gold and glory. The two most prominent of the three between 1492 and 1607 were gold and glory. Beginning in 1492 gold motivated many explorers, from Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World to the Virginia Company’s colonization of America. Gold is a symbol for wealth, and many explorers soon realized the New World’s potential for wealth. The Spanish’s interest in wealth inspired Columbus’s expedition in the first place, as he was sent to India to trade for spices.
What was the role of technology in European Explorations ? I think the role of technology in European explorations was so so important. If you think about it without technology they wouldn 't have made it that far. Some of the technology they had was like the ships without the ships Europe wouldn 't have conquered the world.
Spain was divided into Iberian states and the largest of them was Castile was one of them and it was the largest out of the states and was unified with Aragon (Rodriguez-Salgado,
From this the Spain were able to grow their army and hence, their political power. Next in line were the France who landed in North America and discovered the land to be ripe with animal pelts which brought great wealth to the French. The Dutch had found the same success as the France.
Spain declared that they controlled the Atlantic region around the Canary Islands, Portugal would have the Atlantic region south of the Canary Islands and West of Africa. In 1481 the Pope issued the rights of the Aeterni Regis agreements, however Portugal argued that the islands discovered by Columbus were originally claimed by the Portuguese sailors long before the Spanish. Because of the two powers being strong in the Catholic belief and faith it came to the attention of Pope Alexander IV, this created the treaty of Tordelias,
