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One of the biggest factors was the need for new markets to sell and purchase goods. For example, Christopher Columbus was looking for a route to India in order to facilitate the spice trade. Exploration was also encouraged by the desire to spread Christianity. Many explorers were also seeking vast wealths. Many of the Conquistadors who conquered Central and South America were following rumors of gold and other precious metals.
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∙ 8y agoEuropeans wanted to be able to conquer new land and extend their empire just like other empires were expanding.
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How are European exploration and Chinese exploration different?
They had difference ships. The chinese had much better ships than the Europeans
What is the European exploration?
A trip the europeans went on and found new land.
Why the Europeans and not the Asians set out to explore the new sea routes?
The history that most Europeans have of early Asian exploration is extremely limited. There is strong evidence that they did as much (and possibly more) exploration as Europeans have done over the same period of time. The sea routes though for Europeans would be different then we would expect most Asian groups to have done.
Early exploration of Africa by Europeans was hindered by the?
many different physical features of Africa
Did Europeans use compasses in the age of exploration?
Yes. In fact, the Song Dynasty (which was Chinse) invented the compass and the astrolabe. The age of European exploration was AFTER Chinese dynasties.
What ideas and encouraged Europeans to begin overseas exploration?
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What factors encouraged exploration?
Europeans wanted to be able to conquer new land and extend their empire just like other empires were expanding.
What ideas and inventions encouraged Europeans to begin overseas exploration?
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What factors led the Europeans to begin their voyages of?
What factors led the Europeans to begin to begin their voyages of exploration?
What were there factors that encouraged world exploration?
a search for new equipment
What factors encouraged southern and eastern europeans to immigrate in the late 1800?
Poverty, war, and famine were some of the factors.
What factors led Europeans to begin voyages of exploration?
spices, Asian, religion, Asian culture.
What encouraged exploration?
Capitalism
What factors led Europeans to begin their voyage exploration?
Europeans wanted access to the riches of the East. They wanted to spread Catholicism to other lands and they wanted to gain power at home.
Why did Europeans first embark on exploration to the East?
Europeans first embark on exploration to the East as they looked for trade routes
Who encouraged scientific exploration?
Francis Bacon
What scholar encouraged Europeans to search for Latin works in monasteries?
The scholar that encouraged Europeans to search for Latin works in Monasteries was Petrarch.
