Factors of Exploration
What effect did exploration have on the new world?
Economic Factors
Economic (money and wealth) factors motivated Europeans to explore the world. International trading both caused countries to explore, and was an effect of countries exploring the world. Countries wanted to take out the “middle man” (merchants) in the trading market because it would save them time and money. Portugal was the first European country to look for a water route to Asia because it was so close to the Atlantic Ocean. Spain was then influenced to pay for Christopher Columbus and others to explore because they wanted to compete with Portugal.
Economic Factors
Economic (money and wealth) factors motivated Europeans to explore the world. International trading both caused countries to explore, and was an effect of countries exploring the world. Countries wanted to take out the “middle man” (merchants) in the trading market because it would save them time and money. Portugal was the first European country to look for a water route to Asia because it was so close to the Atlantic Ocean. Spain was then influenced to pay for Christopher Columbus and others to explore because they wanted to compete with Portugal.
Political Factors
Political (government) factors included competition between European countries. England and other European countries became interested in exploring unmapped lands because Spain and Portugal found gold and silver that made them very wealthy and powerful. English Kings began to send explorers. England eventually became the most dominant country to settle North America.
Political (government) factors included competition between European countries. England and other European countries became interested in exploring unmapped lands because Spain and Portugal found gold and silver that made them very wealthy and powerful. English Kings began to send explorers. England eventually became the most dominant country to settle North America.
Technological Factors
There were several technological factors helped explorers discover the New World. There were many advancements in shipbuilding, included the construction of the caravel. The caravel was smaller, faster ship with triangular sails that could sail into the wind. There were also many improvements made to navigational skills, which allowed sailors to explore further out to sea. With the invention of the astrolabe, explorers were able to measure the height of the sun above the horizon. This helped explorers determine the time of day, months and seasons. The compass was also a useful navigational tool. The compass helped explorers determine which direction they were traveling in. Explorers would often watch the location of stars in the sky to help them determine the time and length of their journey. Furthermore with improvements in cartography, or map-making, explorers were able read and use more accurate maps.
There were several technological factors helped explorers discover the New World. There were many advancements in shipbuilding, included the construction of the caravel. The caravel was smaller, faster ship with triangular sails that could sail into the wind. There were also many improvements made to navigational skills, which allowed sailors to explore further out to sea. With the invention of the astrolabe, explorers were able to measure the height of the sun above the horizon. This helped explorers determine the time of day, months and seasons. The compass was also a useful navigational tool. The compass helped explorers determine which direction they were traveling in. Explorers would often watch the location of stars in the sky to help them determine the time and length of their journey. Furthermore with improvements in cartography, or map-making, explorers were able read and use more accurate maps.
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Sources
Text: ed.sc.gov
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Image 3: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Galleon-spanish.jpg
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Text: ed.sc.gov
Image 1: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Mcol_money_bag.svg/2000px-Mcol_money_bag.svg.png
Image 2: https://static.pexels.com/photos/209743/pexels-photo-209743.jpeg
Image 3: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Galleon-spanish.jpg
Image 4: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Astrolabe_%28PSF%29.png
Image 5: https://pixabay.com/p-148617/?no_redirect
Image 6: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Old-world-map.jpg