Positive And Negative Effects Of American Exploration

European exploration was a time period that in which Europeans discovered there was a whole new world than what was just known them. There were fabled lands that had riches beyond their imagination.Some explorers seeked the thrill of being legends by conquering these lands while others wanted to spread the word of the lord. However not everyone was pleased with the intentions of the westerners because of how they invaded their lands and took their riches. Exploration would help shape the world into a new place of enlightenment but with it turmoil would soon follow. Europeans exploration lead some European countries such as the Spanish to the Americas where they tried to convert the natives while at the same time they …show more content…
China and Japan were the most affected out of most of the Asian countries because how they were considered trading posts. Europeans there disrespected of their customs, causing many rebellions there. One example of this comes from Matteo Ricci’s Journal (describing a complaint against him written by Chinese magistracies, 1607) by describing, “These men teach that we should pay no respect to the images of our ancestors…” THe magistrates show how the Italians were disrespectful to their dead ancestors that had past away. Although many of the Europeans were aware of the problems they ignored them either way. As a result of this, it caused Japan to isolate itself from the world in order to continue its customs. An example of this comes from the Closed country Edict of 1635, (issued by Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun, to two commissioners of Nagasaki) that say, “If there are any Southern Barbarians who propagate the teachings of padres… they may be incarcerated…” This rule shows how Japan stood up to European Exploration because of how it was damaging their religion of