FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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faster travel routes
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wealth
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spices
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -These trade routes were very valuable as they brought in expensive products such as spices and silk. New expeditions tried to discover oceangoing routes to India and the Far East. Some expeditions became rich by discovering gold and silver, such as the expeditions of the Spanish to the Americas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three main goals of the explorations were to spread Christianity, gain wealth and get land. Europeans believed that they had to fight Muslims, also to convert non-Christians.
Detailed explanation-3: -European explorers found the New World by mistake; they were not looking to find new continents but new sea routes. Europeans mainly wanted to find better trade routes to China, India, and Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-5: -Strong among them are the satisfaction of curiosity, the pursuit of trade, the spread of religion, and the desire for security and political power. At different times and in different places, different motives are dominant.