ECONOMICS
TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
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Game, God, Glory
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Glory, Fame, and God
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God, Glory, and Gold
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Gifts, Greatness, Glory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gold – Nations were always looking for new sources of wealth. Glory – Individual explorers competed for fame and honor for both themselves and their countries. God – Europeans believed it was their duty to bring Christianity to the non-believers of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 3 G’s-Gold, God, and Glory SOURCES OF WEALTH:-Spain = Mexico & South America for silver and gold. England = North America for natural resources.
Detailed explanation-4: -These wars were very expensive, so they needed to find lots of gold, silver, and precious stones to pay for them. They believed that Asia was loaded with gold, silver, and precious stones, so they decided to find it and bring it back. In the late 1400s, Europeans did not know much about the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Spanish To spread their religion-Christianity (God) To expand their empire (Glory) To find riches (Gold)