What was discovered during the age of discovery?

What was discovered during the age of discovery?

The Age of Exploration (also called the Age of Discovery) began in the 1400s and continued through the 1600s. It was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas.

How did the Age of Exploration affect trade?

The voyages of explorers had a dramatic impact on European trade. As a result, more goods, raw materials and precious metals entered Europe. New trade centers developed, especially in the Netherlands and England. Exploration and trade led to the growth of capitalism.

What did Spain trade during the age of exploration?

Some expeditions became rich by discovering gold and silver, such as the expeditions of the Spanish to the Americas. They also found new land where colonies could be established and crops such as sugar, cotton, and tobacco could be grown.

What were three effects of European exploration?

Basic Effects Europeans gained new materials like gold, silver, and jewels. The Europeans enslaved the Native Americans and took most of them back to Europe. The explorers also gained new foods like corn and pineapple. Columbus also discovered tobacco seeds and brought the seeds back to Europe.

What are 3 causes of European exploration?

There are three main reasons for European Exploration. Them being for the sake of their economy, religion and glory. They wanted to improve their economy for instance by acquiring more spices, gold, and better and faster trading routes. Also, they really believed in the need to spread their religion, Christianity.

What are effects of colonization?

Colonialism’s impacts include environmental degradation, the spread of disease, economic instability, ethnic rivalries, and human rights violations—issues that can long outlast one group’s colonial rule.

Which plant was native to the Old World?

	Old World crops rice wheat barley oats rye turnips onions cabbage lettuce peaches pears sugar
“Ananas cosmosus” [pineapple], in Oviedo, La historia general de las Indias, 1535 Library of Congress		“Lactuca capitata. Cabbage Lettuce,” in Gerard, The herball, 1633 SCETI