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During the Age of Exploration from 1400 to 1700, European explorers went on voyages of discovery to seek wealth, land, knowledge, adventure, and to spread Christianity. Advances in areas like cartography, weapons, navigation, and shipbuilding enabled their journeys. The expeditions had major impacts as the Portuguese explored Africa and Asia, establishing trade routes and claiming Brazil, while the Spanish discovered the Americas and destroyed the Inca and Aztec Empires, gaining control of their lands. Other European powers like England, France, and the Netherlands also explored North America, greatly increasing Europe's knowledge of the world.
During the Age of Exploration from 1400 to 1700, European explorers went on voyages of discovery to seek wealth, land, knowledge, adventure, and to spread Christianity. Advances in areas like cartography, weapons, navigation, and shipbuilding enabled their journeys. The expeditions had major impacts as the Portuguese explored Africa and Asia, establishing trade routes and claiming Brazil, while the Spanish discovered the Americas and destroyed the Inca and Aztec Empires, gaining control of their lands. Other European powers like England, France, and the Netherlands also explored North America, greatly increasing Europe's knowledge of the world.
During the Age of Exploration from 1400 to 1700, European explorers went on voyages of discovery to seek wealth, land, knowledge, adventure, and to spread Christianity. Advances in areas like cartography, weapons, navigation, and shipbuilding enabled their journeys. The expeditions had major impacts as the Portuguese explored Africa and Asia, establishing trade routes and claiming Brazil, while the Spanish discovered the Americas and destroyed the Inca and Aztec Empires, gaining control of their lands. Other European powers like England, France, and the Netherlands also explored North America, greatly increasing Europe's knowledge of the world.
went on voyages of discovery. They looked for wealth, land, knowledge and adventure. Additionally, they wanted to spread Christianity. There were advancements in cartography, weapons, navigation tools and ships which made their journeys possible. Their expeditions had a major impact on Europe and on the lands they explored. The Portuguese investigated trade opportunities in Africa, opened a new trade route between Portugal and India, and claimed Brazil. Christopher Columbus, sent by the Spanish, discovered the Americas. The Spanish destroyed the Inca and Aztec Empires and gained control of them. England, France, and the Netherlands also sent explorers to North America. For the Europeans, the Age of Exploration greatly increased their knowledge of the world.