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European Explorations During The Beginning Of The Nineteenth Century

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At the beginning of the 15th century was when the Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery commenced, and carried on until the 17th century. During this period of time Europeans began to travel the world in their ships looking for people to trade with, new routes for trading, and goods. Moreover, not all explorers had the same mission. Some explorers just had this craving of wanting to learn more about the world. Therefore, in order for the explorers to go explore they needed ships, supplies, and crew, which cost a lot of money. They had to depend on the governments funding’s, who had different plans for them. A lot of the nations were in search of gold and silver, but the main reason for traveling was to find different routes for silk and spice

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