Differences Between 1450 And 1550 European Exploration

In the days of 1450 Europe, the Europeans were emerging out of the dark middle ages. They were moving away from tradition and coming upon a new sense of enlightenment. During this time the Ottoman Empire, leaders of the Turkish warriors for the faith of Islam, ruled the East and all its surroundings. The Ottoman Empire gained, by force, control of the trade routes and closed off all of the trade routes to Asia, India, and other thriving trading nations. This was a problem for the Europeans, so they decided to try a new route and sailed west rather than east. In their voyages, the phrase God, Glory, and Gold drove them. Between 1450 and 1550 European exploration optimised their opportunities to spread Catholicism to those who did not

When the Ottomans closed off all trade routes east, everyone freaked out because their european food was so dull and bland, they had asian spices to make the taste more interesting. Thus the europeans were forced to find alternate routes. The search for material gain through obtaining and selling Asian spices, African slaves, American metals, and other resources. As merchants gained influence in late-medieval western Europe, they persuaded their governments to establish a direct connection to the remunerative Asian trade, leading to the first European voyages of discovery in the 1400s. Another profitable thing they would trade was crop. The Europeans were having a difficult time growing crop because of land overuse and possessing a limited amount of land. Even though spices and crop “riches” were cherished greatly, they were also very eager to find actual gold. When all the explorers started to trade with the indians and found that they had tons of what indians called useless stuff, they ask if there was more. As they found out the land was plentiful. They had established their new location to acquire all the commodity and resources they thought