Pros And Cons Of European Expansion

European Expansion interests me because if it was not for the desire of rulers and explorers to expand their kingdoms and pursue wealth as well as gaining potential converts, the world we live in today would be very different. The world changed so much over the course of what we learned this semester. Larger and more advanced societies came into being, exploration led to exposure of foreign influence for people who had never even left their own villages before. Individuals became more civilized as law and order came into being and religions shifted more from polytheistic to monotheistic. Although European expansion changed the world in great ways, there was ever present danger and adversities. Sailors had to battle with hunger and horrible