Europeans were looking for new trade routes to Asia, specifically for valuable spices and luxury goods. They were also seeking to expand their empires, spread Christianity, and acquire wealth and glory. Additionally, they were motivated by a desire for adventure and curiosity about the unknown world.
To find new trade routes to Asia for valuable spices and goods. To spread Christianity and convert indigenous peoples to the religion. To expand their empires and increase their wealth and power.
Portugal is often credited for being the first country to begin the Age of Exploration in the 15th century, thanks to explorers like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan who pioneered new sea routes to the East and West.
Europeans used the phrase "gold, gospel, and glory" to express their motivations for exploring and colonizing other parts of the world. The pursuit of gold represented economic gain through trade and exploitation of resources, spreading the gospel represented the desire to spread Christianity to new lands, and seeking glory represented the quest for power, status, and influence through conquest and expansion.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer who is known for exploring and documenting regions of North America, including parts of present-day Texas and Mexico. He is also known for being one of the first Europeans to reach the Gulf of Mexico and his accounts of the native peoples he encountered.
Not exploring can limit personal growth, creativity, and new opportunities. It can also lead to missed experiences, stagnation, and a narrow perspective of the world.
during the 16th century, Europe was looking for a trade roe to India..... also over crowded and too many blacks
Riches, Knowledge, and power.
the caravel
Europeans could begin exploring the world
The ship, sail and compass
I do not know look in a book
he began exploring in 1832 and searched for years, looking for gold
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To find a sea route to the spices of Asia To find gold, silver, and precious stones. To expand their knowledge of the world.
What factors led the Europeans to begin to begin their voyages of exploration?
Europeans found wealth in any new countries in the form of exploitable resources.
They WERE able, they chose not to.