The Renaissance: Influence During The Renaissance Period

Primary Source Essay 4 During the Renaissance period, Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer tried to find a new route to Asia, but instead he found a whole new continent. This period is also known as the “Age of Discovery” because people desired to find new route and resources. Sponsored by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, Columbus made a total of four voyages and believed until his death that he found Asia. Columbus describe the “indians” as simple, understanding and liberal, but also as very timid and fearful. Explorers The Renaissance period is known also as the “ Age of Discovery” or “Age of Exploration” because of the increasing desire to find new routes, new colonies and gold. The first aspect of the Renaissance that assisted in making Columbus’ voyage possible was the growth of trade. Finding a new routes or a new territory could deliver a huge amount of gold or spices that they were the most valuable at the time. This is the reason why Columbus 's plan was accepted by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Another important aspect of the Renaissance that made the Columbus voyage possible is the spread of Christianity. When he reached America or as he thought - Asia, his main goal was to find gold to fund the expedition and to spread Christianity. The explorer wrote to Queen Isabella and …show more content…
Some peoples ' goals were to find gold or new routes and some to spread their religion. Columbus in other hand wanted to find new routes and spread Christianity. Because he was a Roman Catholic, he wanted to spread and convert people to his religion. Columbus’s second goal was to find a new route to India because since the Ottoman Empire took control of Constantinople, it was hard for the West to trade with India. Most of the explorers did not have enough money to sponsor their own voyages, so they seek for the support from people in very high positions or even Kings and