The 1400s Exploration and Expansion of Europe

European explorers in the 1400’s sailed to a number of lands that were previously unknown. This exploration was inspired by desire for glory, curiosity, and greed and with the aid of the technological advancement. One of the three developments which stimulated this age of exploration included the rise of trade and towns along with the crusades. According to Butler (2007), crusaders employed different routes to reach Asia. This was mostly motivated by development of trade of jade, perfume, and spices from India and China. This business resulted to huge profits especially for the initial traders, encouraging other crusaders to take the same routes for the same (Aboukhadijeh, 2012).

The second development was renaissance where a spirit of innovation and discovery had been aroused in Europe. This spirit pushed Europeans into setting sail on discovery voyages to establish new routes and new ands to places that were already known to them. These new discovery were associated with fame and prestige and thus, most individuals were determined to make new discovery (Butler, 2007).

The third development was medieval religious passion. The desire for the sailors to spread their Christianity teaching and religious beliefs to their new discovered land also empowered exploration and expansion. Most captains had faith that God would guide them in their mission. Moreover, they considered it their obligation to convert all new individuals they met along their way into Christianity.  This developed a new urge to spread the gospel to various parts of the world and thus, encouraging sailors to keep on moving looking for more individuals to teach their religious beliefs (Butler, 2007).

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