Some governments and kings had difficulty agreeing to fund explorations because of the high costs involved, the risks associated with uncertain outcomes, and concerns about potential failures leading to wasted resources. Additionally, competing priorities for resources such as investing in military, infrastructure, or internal stability could make it challenging to prioritize funding for exploration.
Explorations were very expensive with no guarantee of finding trade routes or bringing back gold or other valuable cargo.
Explorations were very expensive with no guarantee of finding trade routes or bringing back gold or other valuable cargo.
Aristotle
They all had Kings and Pharaohs
They Sapported Explorations Beacause They Wanted Goods.
They were out to enrich themselves and to claim lands.
Yes. That is true.
they won
Yes. That is true.
The Mayan government was hierarchical. The rulers were kings and priests. The civilization was made up of various city-states with local governments.
Plato was a philosopher who proposed that governments should be led by philosopher kings who possess wisdom and knowledge to make rational decisions for the benefit of society. He believed that this would result in a just and harmonious society.
Yes, that was the main purpose of exploring.