The significant motive for early European explorations across the Atlantic was the dream of enormous riches. Initially‚ Portuguese and Spanish explorers and merchants were interested in exploiting lands in Africa search of silver and gold. In order to this they had to develop new vessel technology to take them there. This started a chain of happy accidents that would later help Atlantic Europe discover and conquer the new world. As more exploration was done‚ the Spanish were able to locate material
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During the early 1400s‚ several factors spurred an age of European exploration. The three main factors were the desire to acclaim wealth‚ the goal of spreading Christianity‚ and advanced sailing technology. Being wealthy was one of the biggest reasons that spurred exploration back then. Overseas‚ there were many countries to exchange luxury goods with. It was a profitable business in Europe‚ merchants and traders would be able to make wealth. Thanks to the Crusades‚ introduction to spices enhanced
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The Columbian Exchange and the Colonization of America The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases‚ ideas‚ food crops‚ and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. While some had cataclysmic results for the indigenous populations‚ other interactions led to exchanges of ideas and resources. These exchanges altered life on both sides of the Atlantic. In North America many native cultures had lived and
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EFFECTS OF THE COMING OF THE COLONIAL MASTERS The effects of the colonization on Ghana resulted because of many reasons. The coming of the Europeans had both affected the country negatively and positively. One thing seen as good for one person could be seen as bad for another. These effects were due to mostly because of the new inventions the colonial masters had introduced into the country. For example; the introduction of European goods brought about changes in culture‚ as people begun to dress
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to European Exploration. The sailing advances in technology include the caravel‚ this design of triangular sails helped sailors to sail effectively against the wind. More advancements include the astrolabe‚ which helped sailors to better determine their location at sea‚ the magnetic compass‚ which allowed sailors to more accurately track direction‚ and cartography‚ the science of making maps. Additionally‚ the desire for money‚ more land‚ and spreading Christianity led to European Exploration. Europeans
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Colonization is when one country sets up a colony in another country the act of setting up a colony away from one’s place of origin. The United States should not colonize the struggling countries of South America because they may rebel against this idea‚ it could negatively affect their lives‚ and this action could cause conflict between other governments. South American countries may rebel against the idea of colonizing them. A good example of a group rebelling against colonization would be “As
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belong there in the first place. As Christopher Columbus departed from Spain and landed in central america‚ he strongly believed that he had encountered the Indies but as years came‚ conquers captured regions for Spain. Not only were massacres occurring at at the islands‚ but missionaries on the islands were trying to convert the indians to catholicism. But as Spain was removing gold from central america‚ this surprisingly devastated spain economy by basically reducing the amount of how much money was
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Colonization is the process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components (Colonization‚ 2016). Currently‚ the U.S. is deciding whether or not to colonize South America. This decision is being based off of the European colonization in Africa. South America is a country that has not yet been colonized‚ but it is home to an abundance of natural resources and waterways. South America is also home to many countries within it that are unique areas. Colonization would
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The colonization of Africa has traced back into the late 1800’s. Britain cut a large piece of the African cake starting from Cairo to Cape Town. In addition to Nigeria and West Africa. Lots of ethnic groups in Africa made boundaries where the European powers could not get through. The French took the East to West side of Africa including Madagascar. British ruled the Arabs in the North and the Blacks in the South of Sudan then they combined. The portegese took over Angola‚ Mosanbeak and Ginibesi
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Assess the ways in which European colonization transformed the Americas in the sixteenth century. As we all know‚ America and Canada now are well-developed country with advanced technology and great wealth. It is true that this situation is associated with the colonization of the European. However‚ the ways in which they used were inhumanity and violent.There are several reasons to support this idea. First‚ the European forced Indians to cooperate with them by war‚ which is also equals to killing
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