The Ottoman Empire rise thanks to the weakness of the Western Europeans and the Islamic East, The Ottoman Empire took advantage of the conflicts they had, and used that opportunity to expand in the empire. They also took control of Silk Road, a network of trade router from Far East to Europe and Africa that helped in the trade of tea, silk, spices, coffee, cotton. Therefore, Europe had to circumnavigate the Ottoman Empire to found a way to take control again.
Christopher Columbus and his generation wanted to explore the Atlantic and go to India because he found the charts and documents describing the Atlantics voyages. He approach the Portuguese king, John II, for men and ships to embark on the Atlantic Ocean so they can reach India, but John
Christopher Columbus and his generation wanted to explore the Atlantic and go to India because he found the charts and documents describing the Atlantics voyages. He approach the Portuguese king, John II, for men and ships to embark on the Atlantic Ocean so they can reach India, but John