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~During the Renaissance, there was a lot of trade $$ between Europe and Asia.

~Europeans desired Asian luxury goods such as silks and spices.

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~However, the Ottoman Turks controlled three land routes that linked Europe and Asia

~They charged high taxes to pass through their territories.

~Europeans wanted to find another way to go to Asia.

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~Caravels are a type of ships and were fast, sturdy, and easy to maneuver.

~Thanks to technological tools such as the astrolabe, quadrant, and the magnetic compass, navigation was improved. Not only has it helped traveling more but it also has helped explorers draw more reliable maps.

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~In 1419, Prince Henry, son of Portugal's king, founded a navigation school in Portugal.

~The Portuguese discovered an eastern sea route to India in 1498 and eventually set up a successful Asian trade.

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~In 1492, Spain's monarchs (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella) supported an expedition which was led by an Italian Navigator named Christopher Columbus, his job was to find a sea path to Asia by sailing west so that they won't have to pay taxes. Even though the expedition didn't succeed, just reaching the Americas proved to be of great accomplishment to Spain.

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~A colony is a group of people who settle in a new land but still keep bonds with their native country.

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~Portugal and Spain were rivals who completed over control in the new lands.

~In 1492, they agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas to settle their rivalry. This Treaty would separate the land through the Atlantic Ocean from north to south.

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~The English, Dutch, and French started a competition for trade and new lands.

~In 1600, the English began the East India Company and set up trading posts in India, also forming colonies in North America.

~In 1602, the Dutch launched the Dutch East India Company to compete for trade in the Indian Ocean.

~The French later joined the competition with their English rivals.

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~European exploration helped the world. For instance, trade increased, trading posts developed into colonies, and endless people from Europe came to start farms, towns, cities in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Later, the colonists was able to influence the world with European culture.

~As the Age of Exploration became a competition for all the goods, Europeans eventually ended up being able to control most of the world.