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What impact did Exploration have on the countries?
Geography The Age of Exploration caused ideas, technology, plants, and animals to be exchanged around the world. Government Several European countries competed for colonies overseas, both in Asia and the Americas. Economics Developments during the Age of Exploration led to the origins of modern capitalism.
How did the world change because of Exploration?
The Age of Exploration had a significant impact on geography. By traveling to different regions around the globe, explorers were able to learn more about areas such as Africa and the Americas and bring that knowledge back to Europe. These explorations also introduced a whole new world of flora and fauna to Europeans.
What country became powerful because of their explorations?
In the 1500s, Spain became the richest country in the world because of its explorers who were also conquistadors. The same year Magellan’s crew sailed out from Spain, Hernando Cortes and his army conquered the Aztec Empire of modern day Mexico.
What are the positives of Exploration?
Better trade routes to already known places and discovery of the Americas led to new places to trade, so more trade leads to a better economy. People are able to prosper and new job opportunities are offered to people who want to increase their lifestyle.
What country had the greatest impact on exploration?
Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia. Spain sent over conquistadors to explore the Americas and to conquer the peoples there.
What was the exploration and conquest of the New World?
The Exploration and Conquest of the New World 1 Exploration and Conquest of the New World. Initial voyages to the New World by Columbus spurred an era of exploration and invasion by other European empires. 2 Disease in the New World. 3 European Empires in North America
Why did France want to explore the New World?
Like Spain, France was a Catholic nation and committed to expanding Catholicism around the globe. In the early sixteenth century, it joined the race to explore the New World and exploit the resources of the Western Hemisphere.
How did the exploration of the new world affect the indigenous people?
The course of New World explorations was deeply affected by the settlers’ interactions with indigenous groups—interactions that, through a combination of violence and disease, resulted in massive declines in indigenous populations.
Why was Western Europe dominant in the world?
The political dominance of western Europe was an unexpected outcome and had really big consequences, so I thought: let’s explain it. Many theories purport to explain how the West became dominant. For example, that Europe became industrialized more quickly and therefore became wealthier than the rest of the world.