Fundamental factors that drew European exploration, conquest, and settlement were trade, resources, and expansion. The whole purpose of Christopher Columbus traveling over seas was to find new trade routes to Asia, but ending up accidentally "discovering" the New World. With the news of discovering the New World, people from Europe and Spain have begun to sail and conquer and claim territory nearly killing off the inhabitants of the New World. Conquering these already discovered lands means countries like Spain and England could expand further west of the hemisphere. With claiming new territory, the Europeans found new foods and lands to dig up gold.…
Columbus’ misunderstanding and of the Native Americans and the New World was reflective of most of Europe in the late 15th century. This new land mass was seen as a commodity to exploit for money and its people as the new battlefield of the Holy Wars. The primitivation and racism that clouds most of Columbus’ writings also unfortunately colored the thoughts of leaders and explorers back in the Old World. Analyze the impact of colonization on Spain. Colonization allowed Spain to assert its newfound dominance, after successfully driving away the Muslims, into new lucrative frontier.…
The europeans were one of the most influential people during the time of the Age of Exploration in the 1400s. Sailors set out to explore the new world each with their own reasons from looking for wealth to seeking the thrill of adventure. The discovery of settlements greatly impacted the influence of European in places all over the world. The beneficial influence from the europeans created new settlements with diverse culture, which helped spark the revolution of worldwide trade and the growth of developed settlements and countries.…
Every nation had taken colonies and this reduced the economic opportunity of the old world. The Spaniard conquest of the Americas reduced the economic opportunities since they took most of the gold belonging to the natives for themselves according to De las Casas. Technological advancement was another factor which came along with European expansion. The sailors build faster ships in order to sail in deep waters. They also build better navigation tools with the north and south magnetic compass design.…
Spanish Exploration lasted from 1492-1588 and impacted the development of the New World. This is significant because it featured the Columbian Exchange, which was the exchange of food, vegetation, resources, and diseases. For example, the exchange of diseases lead to the unintended consequence of almost wiping out the Tanio Native population toward extinction. While this happened, at the same time the Treaty of Tordesillas was established, which separated Spain and Portugal’s claim on the New World. As a result, it exposed the New World to the three G’s- gold, glory, and God.…
During the Age of Exploration many individuals such as Columbus, Magellan, and Cortes are recognized for the changes they brought to Europe during this time, but it is questionable whether their changes were more positive or negative. Each of these explores has brought many changes to both their conquered areas and their homeland. It’s safe to say these explores brought more negative changes than positive changes because the changes they brought only benefitted their homeland, resulting in the suffering of their conquered areas. During this time period the major powers were driven to have control over most lands, even if it meant the suffering Indigenous people. The Age of Exploration began as a result of economic desires.…
The Age of Exploration was famously known as the time period for European conquests and settlements. These explorations paved the way for life as we know it today. However, there have been divided views of the European cultural and historical legacy especially concerning the Spaniards. Most of division occurs concerning the Indian of Hispaniola who were subjected to almost slavery and to inhumane treatment. During the Age of Exploration, the Spanish conquistadors wanted wealth and to spread the Catholic faith, as well as justified their treatment of the natives by calling them inferior.…
Many changes in trade, technology, and demographics were brought about by the cultural exchange brought about by European exploration. The Age of Exploration had far-reaching impacts on world history. Europeans and their descendants were the prime beneficiaries of the events in the early modern era. The new global economy stimulated Europe and helped to finance the Industrial Revolution, making these countries even wealthier compared to other regions. An innate sense of superiority soon emerged that allowed Europeans to financially and culturally dominate much of the world.…
The Old and New Worlds traded parts of their cultures to the mutual benefit of each other. The New World gave the Europeans gold, silver, corn, potatoes, tobacco. Europe in turn provided wheat, sugar, rice, coffee, horses, cows, and pigs. Both cultures had important items that the other had never seen before. A Native American would have been shocked at the improvement of the quality of life after hunting with a horse or making a cake for the first time.…
The discovery of new land and people led to integration and exchange ideas and commodities. Europeans were able to expand power, claiming possession on the new land. The Atlantic world not only transformed economic aspects, but it also impacted social…
Spanned in the 15th through the 17th century, the Europeans explored through the Atlantic Ocean and established their Maritime empires in the New World. One of the most remarkable events in the Age of Exploration was when Columbus discovered the Americas. This discovery sparked the Spanish colonization, which had a great effect in the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange referred to the trade and transfer of animal, food, diseases, and bullion between Europe and the New World (Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian). The Columbian Exchange decreased the population and developed capitalism in the European society.…
There were many factors that motivated western Europeans to explore and colonize in the wider world. One motivating factor was the desire for wealth. Many Europeans were in search of gold and other treasures that they believe they could find in other worlds. Another factor was the desire for trade and new markets. Through trade, Europeans hoped for new goods such as spices and hoped to profit off of new markets and trade with other countries.…
Colonization has had a great impact on the lives of Indigenous people. Since the first European settlers came to Canada, the way of life, traditions, and culture of Indigenous people have been threatened. Additionally, their mental and physical health have been impacted by methods of assimilation and government policies . Numerous diseases were introduced to Native communities thanks to the contact with Europeans . However, the social conditions of Indigenous people also contributed to the creation of health problems .…
Because of the discovery of the New World, the world’s diets were able to be improved along with the health of people. Although some believe that Christopher Columbus discovering the New World had a positive impact because it started the Columbian Exchange and a new economy, this is not a strong position due to the discovery having an overall negative outcome on other cultures such as the Native Americans and Africans. The discovery of the New World was characterized by deadly, disastrous disease, gruesome slavery, and a terrible war. Therefore making the position that Christopher Columbus discovering the New World made the world not being a better place the stronger position…
The exploration and colonization boom of the 16th-17th centuries permanently connected Europe and the Americas, a connection that eventually formed the modern “West.” This new global connection not only created positive effects, but it also created a few negative ones as well. The European and American perspectives vastly changed because of this new connection that was created. Before the connection came to be, Europeans believed there were multiple continents, unaware of how big the world truly was. The Europeans believed that new trade routes, adventures, and the spread of religion could be a good aspect to come out of exploring the world, but it was also dangerous, unknown, and time-consuming.…