1. The first motive was to find areas rich in a very treasured and cherished material, Spices. Many explorers wanted spices to make their food taste better, and preserve it for longer periods of time. Spices were found in the Spice Islands (Modern-day Indonesia), and the Indian port of Calicut. Vasco da Gama of Portugal for example, had taken over the Indian port of Calicut, and made it part of the Portuguese trading empire.
2. The second motive was to find new lands, and make small countries such as Portugal into empires. For Example, Prince Henry, a Portuguese explorer, hired Scientists, and Carto-graphers (Map-makers), to make maps for the journeys. Prince Henry gave Portugal the island of Madeira, and the Azores, which still belongs to Portugal today. These islands expanded Portugal into an empire. A few make mistakes, and find new lands. An example would be Christopher Columbus finding the modern Americas, which was named on a map by Waldseemuller referring to Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. But, Columbus thought he found India, or the West Indies. That was the Carribean, and it is called the East Indies in his honor.
3. The third motive was to spread language and wealth. For Example, Spaniard Francisco Pizarro, found the Incan Empire, and became their leader by using forces sent by Spain. This is relevant because today, most of South America speaks Spanish, while Brazil speaks Portuguese, and French Guiana speaks French. The Republic of Guiana is an English speaking place, and the Falklands being a British Overseas Territory. Some examples of countries in South America speaking Spanish would be Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia. The Spanish left an enormous legacy in South America, and can be seen in the countries listed, for they share the Spanish language with Spain.
4. The fourth motive was to increase Trading Empires. For Example, Spain wanted the New Land discovered by Christopher Columbus, and Pope Alexander VI set up the Line of Demarcation. which split the World into 2 zones. The West belonged to Spain, and the East belonged to Portugal. This was agreed upon on the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
5. The last motive was to get wealthy with slaves. The world Slaves comes from the word "Slavs", which are Southern Russian people who were captured to work for the Romans in the Roman Times. Slaves come from Africa. Africa was a new land. This started when Portugal's trading empire collapsed, due to them not exploring the inner lands of Africa. Kingdoms such as the Asante Kingdom, and the Oyo Empire were born. These lands would give slaves to the Europeans in return for wealth. Slaves would be sent from Africa to work on Plantations, which were enormous estates owned by farmers, and an over-seer. Slaves would work in plantations in Europe and in the Modern-Day United States of America. Slavery made Europe very powerful and wealthy. However, Slavery is not seen in many of those nations anymore.
2. The second motive was to find new lands, and make small countries such as Portugal into empires. For Example, Prince Henry, a Portuguese explorer, hired Scientists, and Carto-graphers (Map-makers), to make maps for the journeys. Prince Henry gave Portugal the island of Madeira, and the Azores, which still belongs to Portugal today. These islands expanded Portugal into an empire. A few make mistakes, and find new lands. An example would be Christopher Columbus finding the modern Americas, which was named on a map by Waldseemuller referring to Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. But, Columbus thought he found India, or the West Indies. That was the Carribean, and it is called the East Indies in his honor.
3. The third motive was to spread language and wealth. For Example, Spaniard Francisco Pizarro, found the Incan Empire, and became their leader by using forces sent by Spain. This is relevant because today, most of South America speaks Spanish, while Brazil speaks Portuguese, and French Guiana speaks French. The Republic of Guiana is an English speaking place, and the Falklands being a British Overseas Territory. Some examples of countries in South America speaking Spanish would be Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia. The Spanish left an enormous legacy in South America, and can be seen in the countries listed, for they share the Spanish language with Spain.
4. The fourth motive was to increase Trading Empires. For Example, Spain wanted the New Land discovered by Christopher Columbus, and Pope Alexander VI set up the Line of Demarcation. which split the World into 2 zones. The West belonged to Spain, and the East belonged to Portugal. This was agreed upon on the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
5. The last motive was to get wealthy with slaves. The world Slaves comes from the word "Slavs", which are Southern Russian people who were captured to work for the Romans in the Roman Times. Slaves come from Africa. Africa was a new land. This started when Portugal's trading empire collapsed, due to them not exploring the inner lands of Africa. Kingdoms such as the Asante Kingdom, and the Oyo Empire were born. These lands would give slaves to the Europeans in return for wealth. Slaves would be sent from Africa to work on Plantations, which were enormous estates owned by farmers, and an over-seer. Slaves would work in plantations in Europe and in the Modern-Day United States of America. Slavery made Europe very powerful and wealthy. However, Slavery is not seen in many of those nations anymore.
CITATION FOR IMAGE:
Unknown. Ship in the Moluccas Archipelago. N.d. Unknown, Indonesia. TierraNet. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.
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