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Age Of Exploration DBQ

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The age of exploration. An era known mainly for the amount of discoveries made during it’s time. It was a period not only important to America but to every country on Earth. Explorers would travel the globe carrying all sorts of livestock and crops in search for unexplored territories. Although it has had many great effects, many horrible events took place during the age of exploration. From the slave trade, to genocide, and even the spread of disease it could be said that the age of exploration was also the age of tragedy.
The age of exploration was driven by many causes. One of the biggest reasons being the desire to find a new route to Asia. The yearn for riches and spices was high and both could be found in the heart of Asia. …show more content…

Over the time of this era we as humans were able to form bonds between different countries through trade. Things such as livestock, crops, and even religion were spread through trade. Missionaries traveled from Europe to the Americas in order to spread the word of Christianity from person to person. Trade spread throughout many large continents such as Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. (Doc 3) This Global trade and it’s effects are still apparent today. Many crops that are known for being popularly grown in certain locations weren’t even originally grown there. Crops such as Irish potatoes are famous for being from Ireland even though they originated in the Americas. (Doc 6) The finding of gold and other treasures was also apparent. This allowed many countries to flourish economy wise and allow them to become more civilized and settled into the countries we know …show more content…

One of the worst things to come out of this time was slavery. African villages would be invaded and Africans would be slaughtered. Those who lived would be enslaved and put on ships where they would be put in small cramped areas body to body off to the Americas to be sold to others and be used for work such as cotton picking. (Doc 4) Native Americans were also enslaved when Europeans and spanish conquistadors began to take over the Americas. Both Africans and Native Americans would be whipped and tortured if they did not heed their orders. (Doc 1) War was another effect of the age of exploration. When groups of people unwilling to give up their land to Spanish conquistadors would fight back things could get messy. This resulted in large amount of civilizations being wiped out and many innocent people being slaughtered. Many countries in the same continent began to wage war. Countries like France and Britain fighting over property of land. (Doc 7) The age of exploration also allowed disease to spread like wildfire throughout the world. Leaving effects of the age of exploration still with us today are illnesses like

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