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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 definitely a time of invasion. The Spanish were exploring but they were so violent it turned in to war and conquering and invading land. the English were more passive with exploring but they still invaded land. English would conquer land of people that were not Christian and steal their gold and spices. The Spanish would hold people hostage and take their resources and take over their land. The Spanish leader, Hernan Cortes, made Montezuma think he was a god because his armor was way nicer and shinier than theirs.
Although the English and Spanish had different ways of encountering natives, they could both be very harsh to them. Christopher Columbus enslaved natives and made them work for him. John Smith was an English man who imprisoned natives and whipped and beat them. The Spanish and English both had good resources and armor for their time and it was more advanced than the natives. for example, when the Spanish invaded the Aztecs, the Spanish had guns and range while the Aztecs only had clubs to hit people with which would not harm the Spanish that much because of their strong armor.

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The English people encountered natives and tried to convert them to Christianity just like the Spanish tried to convert the Aztecs to Christianity. The native people looked like they were giving the English valuable resources.

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the Aztecs had a bad feeling danger was coming their way because they have been having bad omens. Cortes and his conquistadors began to attack them and burn down their ships so it was impossible for them to retreat.

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when conquering land you can get a lot of treasure but you could also fail to succeed against the people on the land and start a war.

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Queen Elizabeth is ordering the people to take any land of people that are not Christian. the Spanish also tried to conquer peoples land that weren't Christian and take their gold and spices.

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The Aztecs built many great temples in Tenochtitlan for their idols (gods) which is built on a salt lake. there is one great sized temple that could fit a town of 500 people in it which is taller than the cathedral of Seville.

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when spreading religion you get to spread new ideas around but if someone disagrees with it, it could start an argument and a war.

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In source 3, they are talking about a disease that is spreading quickly and getting everyone sick and weak. they already lost 50 people and made more than half of the people feel weak. Just like the Spanish had chicken pox spreading, the English had this disease spreading.

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Cortes came to Montezuma and made the people think he was a god because his armor was shining and glowing. Cortes then took Montezuma hostage and asked for gold and jewelry until they finally got him out of their city.

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gold was a valuable resource and you could get rich with it but if you have a lot, people could try to steal it from you

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John Smith took many natives for prisoners and whipped and beat them. The Spanish also took natives as slaves and beat them.

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the governor of Cuba tried to send an arrest party on Cortes to try and kill him, but Cortes killed them all and took over Tenochtitlan. When Cortes killed the Aztec general, he patted him on the head and claimed the city. they turned it in to what is now today New Mexico.

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Jacques Cartier is trying to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
They look confused because they speak different languages. Montezuma thought Hernan Cortes was a god because his armor was shining.

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Did Cortes embody the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge? Cortes made it seem like he did but those were not his real intentions. once the people of Montezuma believed he was a god, he took them for hostage until he got all the jewelry and gold he wanted. his intentions were not to share anything or explore anything, he wanted to conquer land and steal the treasure from Montezuma.

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spices were very valuable but it was very far away for some people and fights could break out between people.

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In source 6, the English and Native Americans were getting married and becoming friends, but the Spanish never got along with the Aztecs and they were always at war. Source 6 says they were brought onboard and were entertained, that shows that they all had a party and got along.

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trade routes were very important for trade but also very risky. diseases were easily spread through people travelling on sea.

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Prince Henry the Navigator had good goals set for Portugal. he wanted to find new trade routes so he could bring back spices to Europe. He tried to stop the spread of Muslim kingdoms in Africa because he felt it threatened Portugal.

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Were the English and French any different from the Spanish when they reached the New World? They were different from the Spanish because the English seemed to more friendly and accepting while the Spanish were more aggressive. The English got along with the Native Americans, they even married each other and partied together. The Spanish never got along with the Aztecs. They were always in battle and trying to conquer and steal land from the Aztecs while the English were more focused on converting natives to Christianity. The Spanish also tried to convert their enemies, but they were more violent with it.

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Columbus found many new trade routes for extremely valuable resources, but he also took natives as slaves to work for him.

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Were these motives and causes for exploration harmless? some were but others started wars and battles between people even if they were not meaning to. some of these things were really valuable and people would do anything to obtain them. other motives like when Prince Henry wanted to start trade routes for spices were risky because it could easily spread diseases. Although Columbus was very good for finding trade routes, he had bad motives by enslaving natives.