In the 15 century Europe started to trade with places farther away and with places they never traded with before. The Europeans had many motivations for transoceanic trade and also they made some innovations that allowed them to travel further. Some of the motivations included that they seeked new sources of wealth and they wanted to convert non-christians around the world to the catholic religion and some of the innovations they made are the sextant and new triangular sails that were stronger against the wind. There were so many reasons that the Europeans started doing transoceanic trade. One of the main reasons was that there was new sources of wealth in Asia such as their spices and their luxurygoods with were worth more in Europe…
As the world grew and civilizations rose, there were those who used brute force, manipulation, and raping of cultures to gain money, power, and complete control of what they so desired. First starting off with the spanish capture of mexico and then the complete takeover of the Native Americans by the new American settlers. The book that will be used to help explain everything will be Juan Gonzalez revised edition of Harvest of Empire:A History of Latinos in America. When the world was young many powerful countries looked over their sea in search for new lands and treasures.…
Renaissance contributed much in encouraging explorers or expansionist to expand in the 14th - 16th century. The reason for this was because Renaissance was a period of time for encouraged innovations, freedom of thoughts, and an emphasis on human abilities. During this era, people advanced in exploration techniques and navigation tools. For examples, back then, many sailors tried to find an eastward oceanic route to Asia because they thought they could voyage to Asia from both eastward and westward water routes. Similarly, Columbus’s urge to explore was based on his belief and his questions about the geographic limits of this world.…
The Europeans sailed the seas because they wanted to find trade routes for goods and land. Explained in document one, Columbus sailed to the Indian Sea and was discovering islands and people. In document four, Henry Hobhouse started to be in search of trade routes east of the Mediterranean. In document five, John Cabot investigated islands and countries. Columbus started in Cadiz and went along the Indian Sea.…
Chapter 1 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States discusses the lives of natives of the Americas both prior to and after the arrival of European explorers, and includes a statement by the author on writing history. To begin, Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas are covered heavily in the chapter, and I consider these themes regarding him to be the most important: • “The information that Columbus wanted most was: Where is the gold? He had persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance an expedition to the lands, the wealth he expected would be on the other side of the Atlantic—the Indies and Asia, gold and spices” (Zinn 2) and “In addition for bringing back gold and spices, they promised Columbus 10 percent of the profits, governorship over newfound lands, and the fame that would go with a new title: Admiral of the Ocean Sea” (2). These passages explain Christopher Columbus’s motivation for setting sail for his first trip, which was acquiring rare goods to take back to Spain for wealth and…
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.…
The two waves of European exploration that made their way…
never sailed to the new world, goods such as: Avocados, cacao, potatoes, tobacco, aspirin etc. would have never reached Europe. Thus, Western Europe may never have grown as powerful as it did. This voyage is what made Spaniard’s so strong. They had spices and goods the rest of the world didn’t. Exchanging goods with the Natives then taking it back to the Old World, Spain’s economy boomed upward.…
This voyage was for people from England that wanted a different sort of environment, with different people and laws. These people were in search of a better life for themselves and their families with fewer problems than when they were in England. The people no longer had to worry about how their personal beliefs differed from others, and they didn’t need to abide by the same rules as the government that they had in England. This voyage is the one which mainly shaped the world that we live in now, with laws and beliefs used and allowed even as far back as the…
The Atlantic World has a significant history to understand. Throughout the course of the time period of 1400 to 1900 the Atlantic Ocean was used in ways that undeniably formed its history. It was no more to be just seen as a huge waterway, however rather as a path that joined different gatherings of individuals. From Europe and Africa to America, the Ocean was secured with many countries whom were attempting to survive the Ice Age. The need to investigate and explore what else was out there for them prompt a progression of occasions that nobody could have envisioned were to come.…
Calling his discovery of America accidental is quite nice considering the circumstances he was in. Even though he had planned and brought three ships of supplies and men to cover the distance he thought it would be to reach Asia from Europe, he was wrongly mistaken. It was proven that if America had not existed and been in the way of his journey, Columbus would’ve had to turn back long before reaching his goal of Asia, or he and every man on his ships would have died a quiet death. With that in mind, it is acceptable to say that Christopher Columbus was “lucky” to have encountered America. It goes to show that Columbus may have rushed the voyage and did not fully plan out the proper resources needed for a successful trip.…
It was believed that this new land would be liable for many desired goods. Their voyage led all the way down through Africa, as stated in the passage, “Led by Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), Portuguese sailors traveled down the western coast…
Gold. The conquest for gold was growing in the European eyes and it was a new showing of wealth. The main goal to why Columbus and his crew got to go back many times after was because the kings and queens wanted gold. The also wanted Columbus to claim the land for spain for as land ownership was also a showing of wealth. Many more expeditions, not only from Columbus, were surfacing faster and faster as the imagination of Europeans grew for this new land!…
The sea so dangerous - The wind always blows to direction. - Is long way to travel maybe not enough for food and drink. 3. Give four reasons why people wanted to find the “Great Southern Land”(Australia) 1)make a lot of money from trade 2)make a lot of money from gathering natural resources 3)England was very interested in setting up a naval base 4)people loved the idea of sea adventures and new discoveries 4.…
Why Ocean Exploration is Important We live in a day of age where there are so many speculations about space, if there are others out there and the threat that could occur if aliens were to invade our world. There are so many unknowns in the universe that it does need to be studied; however it does not need to be the only focus. Where else can this funding be implemented? Right here on Earth focusing on studying our oceans.…