About Europe and the Age of Exploration
Words: 1190 Pages: 4 5171Beginning in the early fifteenth century and motivated by God (religion) Glory (power), and Profit (gold); Europeans began to embark on the exploration of new worlds that expanded their empire, increased their riches, and spread Christianity to the New World. European nations thought that trade was the way they could increase their wealth and sought land access to vast luxuries from Asia such as silk and spices that were profitable, but was controlled by the Turks, Ottoman and Italian Venetians, […]