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How did the spread of Islam factor into the Age of Exploration?
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The primary reason that Age of Exploration came into existence was that European Christians wanted to find a direct route to East Asia without involving the expansive Islamic Empire, primarily because they saw Muslims as Devil-worshippers/Infidels and did not want to do business with them. (Of course, we know that this is untrue today, but Europeans were unaware at the time.) So, the Spread of Islam was the encumbrance that compelled the Europeans to explore new routes around Africa and over the oceans to get to East Asia.
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Which situation was not a motivating factor for the age of exploration?
Explorers wanted to spread the idea of the Enlightenment
In the age of exploration how was Christianity spread?
Through missions, and force.
Something spread by exploration and harmful to people?
smallpox, chicken pox, diptheria, typhus, influenza, measles, malaria and yellow fever. All of the above were brought to the Americas during the age of exploration and was a major contributing factor to the genocide of the indigenous peoples.
How did Islam spread in old stone age?
Islam did not exist during the Old Stone Age, as it emerged in the 7th century AD. The Old Stone Age refers to the period between 2.6 million and 10,000 BC, while Islam originated in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century AD. Therefore, there was no spread of Islam during the Old Stone Age.
Which was an immediate result of European age of exploration?
European influence spread to the Western Hemisphere
What does god gold and glory have to do with age of exploration?
They were the roots of exploration.
What are cons of the age of exploration?
Some of the cons of the Age of Exploration include colonization and exploitation of native populations, spread of diseases, destruction of indigenous cultures, and the introduction of slavery to the Americas.
Which was an immediate result of the European age of Exploration?
European influence spread to the Western Hemisphere
Which statement does not accurately explain a motivation for the Age of Exploration ?
Europeans looked to spread the philosophy of Humanism.
How did the post classical era end?
It ended, in some people's minds, in 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks.This event lead to the Age of Exploration, considering that the kingdoms of Europe lost the ability to trade with China and India due to the spread of dar al-Islam, the "Land of Islam," with their conquering of Byzantium, which was the center of the trade network from West to East.
What were the main factors that led to the age of exploration?
The main factors that led to the Age of Exploration were the desire for wealth and resources, advances in navigation technology such as the compass and improved maps, competition between European nations for colonies and trade routes, and the spread of Christianity.
Did Islam begin in Arabia?
The start of Islam is marked in the year 610, following the first revelation to the prophet Muhammad at the age of 40. Muhammad and his followers spread the teachings of Islam throughout the Arabian peninsula.
