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Was the Age of Exploration a time of discovery or invasion? Respond below. 

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Was the Age of Exploration a time of discovery or invasion? Respond below. 

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The Age of Exploration was a time of invasion. Natives were thriving on their own, without help for thousands of years, and had their own way of doing things. When the Spainish arrived, natives were killed for their gold, their symbols of religion were torn apart. Many diseases spread, which killed off many natives, so they were forced to surrender to the Spanish.

When the English were leaving England, they were told to conquer the lands occupied by the natives, and convert them to Christianity. They were captured as slaves, by the French, and many were killed in the process. Illness spread back and forth between the group, and proved itself as dangerous. The Europeans may have found new lands, but in the end they killed natives, raided their cities, made them slaves, and tore down their beliefs.

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The English are looking to trade, and have converted the natives to Christianity.

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The Aztecs' were fearful of Cortes, because of the events that had occured prior to his arrival. By the time Cortes left Cuba, he slaughtered many natives, and was looking to carry out his plan, but was unsuccessful.

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By conquering lands, you have access to the goods that come from that land. But by conquering land that has natives, you risk spreading, or contracting diseases that one group of people aren't used to. In order to conquer land you have to have the necessary supplies, yet because of the cost many explorers had to rely on the government.

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Queen Elizabeth gives orders to Sir Walter Raleigh, to find/conquer native lands, and convert them to Christianity. He was ordered not to bother lands that were occupied by Christians.

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The Aztecs' had one of the largest empires in the ancient world. They saw many events that could be seen as a warning, or a sign that the empire would soon fall, or be under attack. Hernan burned the ships he brought, so his crew could not retreat, and a battle was inevitable. The Spanish would have to win the battle, or die trying. The battle between the two groups, ended with the slaughter of the indigenous people. The actions Cortes commited by leaving Cuba, defied Spanish orders, and put the crew at risk of being in danger. The Aztecs eventually submitted to Cortes, and began giving his men their valuables.

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Prince Henry the Navigator wanted to stop the spread of Muslim kingdoms, and in order to accomplish that he would have to conquer those lands. The spread of Christianity, was another reason exploring became as popular as it did. The Europeans believed God would want them to spread their religion by trying to convert people. Europeans believed that there were lost Christian civilizations in the new world.

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The French were suffering from an illness that they weren't used to, and the natives had a cure for the illness. The French were thankful for the cure.

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The Aztecs brought Cortes and his crew, to their leader, Montezuma, and the Aztecs believed Cortes was a God, so he was treated with care. Cortes knew he had to make his move, while everyone was unsuspecting. The word of Cortes' massacre reached Tenochtilan, and the Aztecs were gripped with fear. Cortes took Montezuma hostages, and asked for a ransom of jewels, and gold, he tried converting the Aztecs to Christianity by tearing down the symbols of their gods down. The Aztecs eventually drove Cortes' and his crew out of Tenochtitlan.

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The hunt for gold was another reason many countries participated in exploration. Gold was not only a resource, but a way to increase the wealth/status of a nation. Obtaining gold could make a person wealthy overnight, it had the power to greatly change a person's life. The main downside is greed taking control of a person, it would cause them to risk their lives, and kill other people just to have gold.

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John Smith captured natives, and used them as slaves.

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An arrest party from Cuba, came to Tenochtitlan with the intent to capture Cortes' and his crew, after hearing what happened. Cortes ambushed the arrest party on the shore, and took the remaining crew back to Tenochtilan, to battle with the Aztecs. The Spanish massacred the remaining Aztecs, looted, and burned the city, and spread disease. All of these factors overwhelmed the Aztecs, so they gave in to the Spanish, and Tenochtilan, a once populous city became ruins.

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Europeans enjoyed exploring for the sake of glory. Finding new lands, or conquering empires made the explorer famous, and was an adventure. New places were found, and new colonies popped up everywhere, but a negative was that native were driven out of their land, taken into slavery, or killed for their resources. Explorers also became big headed, and were consumed with glory, that they often overworked the crew, or made voyages longer than they had to be.

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Jacques Cartier planted a cross in front of the natives, to try and convert them to Christianity.

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Did Cortes embody the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge?
Yes, but he went about it in the wrong way. He used his knowledge against the Aztecs, and used the kindness as the way to destroy the empire.

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Due to the climate in Europe, spices could not grow. Over time the cost of finding, and obtaining spices increased, and finding new routes to obtain spices cheaper became the main goal of explorers. Majority of the spices came from India, and the main downsides were the lengthy expeditions, and the large cost to buy spices.

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The brothers of Pocahontas went to check on their sister, because of the negative news they heard. They found her in a much better condition, and tried to convince their father to allow the marriage.

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Trade routes were commonly used for finding silver and gold, but they were famously used for spice, and silk trades. Trade routes could be across land, or throughout the ocean. New lands were discovered, allowing for conolies to be forged, but the downside of the trade routes were the long, brutal journies expeditionists had to overcome.  Trading allowed for diseases to be easily transmitted between individuals, and entire countries/empires.

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Henry the Navigator led expeditions to find lost Christian civilizations, in order to fight the rising Islamic powers. He and his crew relied on older maps, and unintentionally found he Madeira Islands , and the Azores. Prince Henry sponsored Nuno Tristao’s exploration of the coast, and Antao Goncalves’s hunting expedition, in Africa. Prince Henry helped develop the idea of slavery, when the two men returned with captured Africans, and one particular African who was a leader, talked himself out of slavery by offering to sell his own people.

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Were the English and French any different from the Spanish when they reached the New World?
Yes, they had the same mindset, but they were not as severe. The French were helped by the natives in Source 3, which means the natives had not seen them as a treat. The natives were converted to Christianity, and they were imprisioned by the French.

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Christopher Colombus "discovered" the Americas by believing it to be India. He thought that if he sailed westward from Italy, he would find a passage to get him to India. He called thought the Native Americans were Indians, and traded goodw with them. Colombus eventually showed his true colors and began enslaving, and killing th Native Americans. He went back to Spain, and returned to the Americas with more ships, and men. The went from island to island, capturing Native Americans.

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Were these motives and causes for exploration harmless?
These motives were extremely harmful. Many people died, or were enslaved. Explorers were extremely greedy, and believed everything was theirs' to take. They raided villages, and took advantage of those who tried to treat them with hospitality.