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    The motives, attitudes, and consequences of the European age of exploration and conquest differed from place to place across Europe, starting from the want for power, ending with many consequences, both good and bad, and many mixed views and attitudes to exploration. The European age of Exploration started for a large variety of reasons: to find a sea route to the spices of Asia, to create and control a greater empire, to expand their knowledge of the world, to spread their religion, and to find

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    was not the main motive for European exploration. Other motives included the European economy and new developments in technology. The European economy was the primary motive for European explorers to voyage and conquer the unknowns. In the words of David Arnold, gold, jewels, silks, carpets, spices, and porcelain suggested luxury, wealth, skilled artisans and thriving craft industries, and it was this image of Africa and Asia’s riches that helped inspire the first European voyages of discovery (Arnold

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    Europeans in the 15th through 17th centuries were conquerors as they conquered the world. They engaged in intensive exploration and early colonization of many parts of the world, and they established direct contact with Africa, the Americas, and Asia. The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration was during this period of time. The Age of Exploration was when the Europeans traveled around the world in search of different things. This is when Europeans conquered different parts of the

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    The age of the European Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration are significant because they lead to the creation and spread of ideas which further advanced people’s knowledge and understanding of the world. In the slideshow, it stated that a Renaissance man was someone who excelled in more than one thing. For example, Leonardo was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and he studied anatomy. His creations and techniques later spread across the world, advancing art and science. The Renaissance caused

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    most of the explorations it was to clam new land for Spain and some more motives of the European's was food, and to trad. The mainly people how led the explorations are Jacques Cartier how,searching for a route to India. For King Francis I ,and Christopher Columbus how reached the Americas for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.Some of other things that Happened in the 1500,s is that The Mughal Empire rose in northern India in 1526 following the decline of the Delhi sultanate. When Europeans came into

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    The time of Exploration was a day and age that amalgamated two words. European adventurers could find the Incipient World for various reasons. Their activities caused incredible changes for the two macrocosms. European disclosures, triumph, and settlement all through the world from 1400 to 1700 C.E. elucidate why the time is kenned as the Age of Exploration. A considerable lot of the people who culminated these deeds of experience and investigation, including Columbus, Magellan, and Cortes, have

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    European Exploration European exploration was important to the world because it created routes to the ¨new world¨, opened up new trading opportunities, and created the beginnings of new societies and countries through colonization. This was a period starting in the 15th century, lasting for over 200 years, and was conceived by the pioneer Portuguese and Spanish explorers in their search for precious metals and very costly spices, such as saffron and cardamom. Although this seemed to be the best

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    Effects Of European Exploration By the late 1400’s into the 1500’s, European countries began to expand into the rest of the world. This resurgence of trade interest resulted in a demand for foreign goods and exploration of water routes. This Age of Exploration united the Americas with Europe, Asia, and Africa. The exchanges were plentiful and stabilizing for many communities. However, along with the positive influences, came the negative aspects, which impacted cultures and civilizations around

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    In my opinion, the benefits of European exploration did not outweigh the consequences. To support my opinion, this essay will include three topics that each show both pros and cons. Those topics include the Columbian Exchange, Smallpox, and Columbus’s voyages. First, the Columbian Exchange took place between the old and new world. The old world gave the new world things such as horses, pigs, and cows. They also gave the new world wheat, sugar, rice, and coffee. Also, the Columbian Exchange resulted

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    European Exploration is negative due to the effects that individual explorers and triangular trade still has on my life. Racism and the endangerment of native people are prime examples of the negative consequences of European Exploration. John Cabot’s exploration has had a negative impact on my life. His discoveries led to the colonization of the Americas. Colonists came to the Americas and killed natives for land and resources. Natives were frightened to the point of leaving their children in the

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