Age Of Exploration

The age of exploration was a time in which countries that were previously isolated expanded their cultures. It ushered in an age of social reform, and it helped countries flourish. So, what prompted countries to want to explore new lands? Trade. Europe wanted to get a foothold in the Asian trade, so various countries competed to monopolize this market. Let’s take a look at a couple of examples.

Exploration began in Portugal under the guise of Prince Henry. He gathered a group explorers to travel around Africa in a hope to find a way to India. This soon led to the discovery of the spice islands, which proved to quite profitable. This led to Portugal gaining heaps of wealth. With Portugal’s rapid success Spain soon got jealous. They needed their own route to India. So, in an effort to reach Asia, they sent an explorer named Christopher Columbus to find this route. What resulted from this voyage was the discovery of the Americas, ushering in a new era of exploration. …show more content…
Spanish conquistadors even conquered entire empires, stealing their gold and claiming the land as their own. Eventually, however, explorers sailed across the pacific and reached india, like they have previously anticipated. This concludes the summary of the age of