Discovery Communications

During the 1700s and 1900s Europeans were expanding all around the world. Some counties had a lust for exploration while others lusted for colonization and larger markets. The force behind European expansion during this time was, Europe’s early commercial revolution. This expansion lead to new and unknown goods being brought into the European markets. Expansion lead Europe to acquire a global empire that resulted in a world defined by a transcultural phenomena. The world’s reaction to this…

It is never too late to take an adventure and chase your dreams. One talented mid-aged explorer had many contributions to the Renaissance period. Some of them being his map making and navigational skills. Many know his name, but few truly know who he was. He was a “navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the new world” (Bio. Web.). So little was written on this man, but so much can be found on who inspired him to begin exploring, Christopher Columbus. Amerigo Vespucci is…

Ferdinand Magellan was the first to circumnavigate around the world in 1522. He was a Spanish explorer that sailed from 1519-1522. He enlisted under the Spanish King Manuel, and set forth his project for a trip around the world. The expedition set sail August 10, 1519. Magellan was killed in April 1521 in the Philippines, but they had already reached the eastern edge of the known world, and his men completed the voyage to Spain. The voyage proved that the earth is round. Sir Francis Drake was an…

Columbus’s legacy is debated because some people regard him as explorer and discoverer who initiated the modern age while other people associate him with imperialism, colonialism,and conquest. The reason for the hate towards Columbus is the fact that Columbus caused the death of millions of native people through disease and the fact that he initiated the Atlantic slave trade. However, other people argue that the sacrifices were worth bringing the two worlds together. When the two hemispheres…

trade was centered in Asia and Africa, with Europe being far removed from the lucrative business of spices and precious metals. The initial need to expand Europe originated from a desire to acquire power and secure profits. From here, a new “Age of Discovery” was set into motion. Assisted with newly developed maritime technologies, as well as patronage from growing monarchs, explorers set out to discover new sea trade routes and find riches from the unknown world. During this time of rapid…

There were many consequences of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus both good and bad but in the end the evidence leans toward the good outweighing the bad overall in the effects that Columbus’ journey and discovery had on the world both old and new. Some of the beneficial consequences, which were mostly one sided in the direction of the Europeans, that happened because of the discovery were the “Columbian exchange” of agricultural produce and animal stocks, the massive…

Every time that we think about our past and what made a significant impact in history, we can say that the Columbian Exchange made a major impact for many people. This expansive exchange that accumulated between the New and Old Worlds is said to be a transformative time in our history. In the times of the columbian exchange, there were many items of distribution that had been transferred between the Americas and the rest of the world. There were many significant people including Motolinía,…

My research this week focuses on the case study Merck and the pharmaceutical industry, (De Wit, & Meyer, 2010). In the past, the pharmaceutical industry was an investors dream providing profits even in a volatile market, however this dominance was not overlooked. The government along with health insurance companies stepped in to control the growing costs of prescription drugs by buying in bulk, thus reducing individual costs, (De Wit, & Meyer, 2010). The competition is also playing a key part…

had not previously been known to either side now became staples of life for both civilizations. When most people think of Columbus’s arrival to the New World they only wish to see the immediate benefits that came out of the expedition, such as the discovery of new land, ecosystems, and crops. The most…

voyages, emphasis is not placed on the term per se; rather, most historians denote the period depicting the age of discovery. Therefore, in a nut shell, voyages existed within this period of discovery, and were conducted for several reasons. History does not provide the exact date as to when this age begun. However, a consensus on the matter affords that the age of exploration, or discovery lasted from between 1418 to 1620 (Teachers Curriculum Institute, n.d). Nevertheless, there are those…