Negative Effects Of The Age Of Exploration

After the violent Middle Ages, the Renaissance was a rebirth of art, education, and exploration. During the Renaissance, there was a multitude of new inventions, movements, and discoveries that were spurred by curiosity and the desire for improvements. Among these are the reformation of the traditional Catholic Church, along with the stabilization of many economies. One of the new ages was known as the Age of Exploration, where adventurers were beginning to explore new areas and lands far away. The Age of Exploration was a controversial age with both negative and positive effects, however it was more harmful since Africans and natives were exploited, plagued by death, and stripped of their customs and traditional cultures.
Exploration by the Europeans opened many new doors. They found new areas to set up ports where they could receive and transport the best new materials and foods back to Europe, like in the Spice Trade. They also discovered the New World, along with all of its new animals, plants, and precious stones and gold it had to offer. However, the Europeans were lousy workers, and thought that working …show more content…
The explorers and conquistadors of Europe had a tunnel vision, blocking out what they put the natives and Africans through, choosing to focus on wealth and land for their country and patrons. However, when looking at the big picture, they destroyed more than they achieved. Although there were both good and bad outcomes of the Age of Exploration, a greater extent of negative effects occurred because Africans and natives were exploited by Europeans, plagued by death, and stripped of their traditions. These significantly impacted our country today, for we can still see the effect. There was the civil war, and even now there is racial tensions, along with an increasing loss of Indians and their tradition, where nowadays, the only place for remaining Indians is on confined