How Did The European Age Of Exploration Contribute On Europe's Rebirth?

In the early 1400’s ,the Europeans began to have control over the world by setting colonies in the Americas, along the coast of Africa, and parts of southeast Asia. This is referred to as the Age of Exploration . This Age was  caused by advances in technology and it was motivated by the desire for glory, religion , and economic factors. The accomplishments of the European Age of Exploration were that ideas and goods were being exchanged, wealth allowed them better ships and navigation tools, and they had the chance to claim land and territories. These factors contributed in bringing a European Golden Age.

The Age of Exploration is a period in time where the Europeans set out to discover the world in the 15th century. The Age of Exploration merged countries and cultures together and changed the world. The Age of Exploration started when Europeans set out for three reasons: God, Glory, and Gold. The Age of Exploration had effects on the world at the time, and even now, both positive and negative. The Age of Exploration was a period in time that helped shape our world today.

The European Exploration was a time where Europeans explored new places, bringing new ideas to Europe. These explorations were a major factor in taking Europe from a “Dark Age” to a Renaissance. There are many causes that led to these great accomplishments, and the Renaissance.

The sound of row boats crashing into the eastern coast of what is now the American continents, can only be accredited to the Age of Expansion and a series of events that had encouraged the growth of the European nations in the 16th and 17th centuries. How did the European empires find the New World first when the Chinese were supposed to be the leading economy and political figure on the globe? Did the East fall short? Or was this “Rise of the West” a result of climatical events that happened to influence progress and growth on the European continent? The reason that the European empires reached the New World first is due to the ceasing of the Chinese exploration in the early 15th century, and to the climatical advantages in Europe provided

The factors that contributed to the development of western European interests of exploration, and discovery was the desire of wealth, power, the status competition, and a push among the Christians set for new converts, also the new trade routes. Also the Black death, and the decline of feudalism, and finally the impact of renaissance contributed to the development.

The Renaissance was a period of great cultural and technological changes that swept Europe from the end of the 13th century. It was integral in developing Europe into a powerhouse. Although, each part of Europe was subjected to different changes, there were two primary renaissances, which were most notable. They were the Italian and the Northern renaissance. Both of these renaissances had a profound impact on Europe. But they also had some typical differences among them and each was unique in its own way.

Throughout all time, women have been denied basic rights men enjoy such as the ability to vote, hold office, travel and own or inherit property. During the Age of Exploration in Europe, King James VI introduced fear of witchcraft to society after experiencing extreme weather during his return trip from Denmark with his soon-to-be wife. At this time, monarchs were believed to be preordained by God. Christianity was the dominant religion in Europe, and witchcraft was blamed on Satan. Since King James had trouble returning home, many believed it was the cause of the devil. During the Age of Exploration in Europe, many women were left without a man to control them when their husband or fathers left to explore, and society’s solution was to put

The Renaissance was a great age of colonization and exploration, with Europeans visiting North and South America, many parts of Africa, and Asia. Trade and colonies swiftly followed these discoveries.

As Europe was going through a rebirth, this transformation was known as the Renaissance. It was a period of time where intellectual and philosophical interest sparked new innovative ideas. It was also the beginning of the motivations for exploration. Studier ships and new technology, such as the

On the other side he discovered a vast body of water that he named "South

The European economic motivation was the main cause of European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. New trade, and the search for gold and spices were the three main motives behind Europe’s thirst for exploration and discovery. Trade with Asia and Africa was shrinking, Europe’s gold supply was drained, and spices were growing in demand, forcing Europe to send explorers in search of new resources and trade.

     The first effect of the Age of Exploration, was the finding of the New World. The New World provided opportunities for European countries to conquer new lands and to obtain wealth while conquering. After Columbus “found'; the New World, there were European explorers embarking on new journeys there constantly. They would set up new colonies and conquer new lands. From these colonies, they set up trading posts back to their mother countries. Gold, fur, corn, potatoes, tobacco, chocolate, and many other products were brought back to Europe. The wealth from these products could only be imagined. The countries would then trade their imports to other countries and make a huge profit.

Arising out of the “Dark Ages” was the very weak Europe. After taking death tolls from the black death which was devastating to the European population, and also poverty spread around the entirety of Europe, the population felt stuck. In the early 1400s, the Europeans began to set out and explore the world by settling colonies in the Americas, along the coast of Africa, and parts of India and Southeast Asia. This is referred or known as the Age of Exploration. The Age of Exploration was caused by advances in technology and it was powered by the motivation for glory, religion, economic factors, and much more. The push factors and the causes of European exploration lead to a numerous amount of accomplishments ranging from new colonies/territories to bringing in wealth. If the Europeans had not had some of the push factors the Age like the fall of Constantinople, Columbus discovering the “New World” and economic reasons European Exploration would have never begun, or it would’ve taken many more years.

After, the Black Death outbreak in Europe, many people were dead and a lot of countries populations were split in half leading there to be many more jobs available for the working class. This lead lords to have a high demand for workers allowing the working class to demand higher wages for their work. Another contributing factor would be that many industries started to emerge leading Europe to economic recovery. New industries that developed were printing, mining, metallurgy, and luxury industries such as glass, silk, and hand worked items. All these industries competed with the textile industry and allowed for Europe to have an economic recovery. With the Economic resurgence of Europe it allowed people to focus on the classical works of the Greeks and Romans leading to a rediscovery of that time period. The rediscovery allowed there to be a more humanist society with less focus on religion, people became focused on being the best person possible. They focused on art, music, literature and various other topics allowing for a much happier time in comparison to the dark ages. I find that the statement that

Trade: Trade allowed the European economy to flow, and it also exposed those in lower classes to the world outside of their small villages. It also encouraged explorers to discover new and quicker trade routes. (pg. 22).