FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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to spread Catholicism
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to learn about other cultures
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to expand trade
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to gain glory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Along with the idea of looking for new trade routes, they also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables. Additionally, Europeans saw exploration as a way to bring Christianity to other cultures that lived in other lands.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which was not a motivation for European exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? Ottoman control of the Silk Road.
Detailed explanation-4: -European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries was motivated by the search for wealth, the desire to spread Christianity, and the goal of establishing a colonial empire.