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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 leaned more towards a time of invasion. It was mostly about the other type of humans that came to steal and take over. Just like in Tenochtitlan, everyone was destroying Tenochtitlan so they could steal and bring home treasures. In source 1 of English and French, it showed how the English came to the North America to destroy the French and take over their land. Overall, mostly everything was about how one country came to the other to steal, kill, and take land.

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I notice that there's people holding a cross, and two different types of people. The people are also coming onto land by ship.

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Cortes had a plan with many other people for battling. He ended up having a small battle with about 400 other natives that ended very deadly.

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By conquering land, they got more land for farming and protection. But this also caused for more people to come ans steal the land.

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They might be looking for animals, free land, or people. But at the same time, they have to make sure that they don't get caught.

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The Aztecs had a lot of land and much more advanced construction. They had very large towers which were perfect for fighting and battling.

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This helped the people spread Christianity and find lost Christian civilizations. But with different religious beliefs, there were many problems.

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A disease is spreading and the people are getting sick and dying. The natives are getting along and working together.

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Montezuma was the king of the Aztecs , and Cortes and his men showered him with all different kinds of treasures. Many of the Aztecs confused Montezuma for god because of his armor and how he light reflected off of it.

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Gold helped the people find resources and it also increased the wealth of the nation. But for the people that didn't have/find any gold, this would create a conflict between other people.

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Captain Smith is hunting down the people and hurting them.

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Everyone was destroying Tenochtitlan so they could bring home treasure. They were going from street to street, looting every place.

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French explorer Jacques Cartier is standing in the middle and he looks like he's giving orders.

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Did Cortes embody the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge? Yes, I would say that he embodied the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge. He did many great things such as respect others and help his own people. One good thing he did was bring his men to the king, Montezuma, and shower him with all different kinds of treasures. He also was confused as god because of his armor and how the light reflected off of it. This indicates that he was a good leader and accomplished what needed to be done.

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Spices were more valuable than gold and could make a person who brought spices back from Asia a very wealthy person. But on the other hand, it blocked access to North Africa and the Red Sea.

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The two sons got onto the ship, and the people are glad to see their sister happy. The English are hoping to see the natives and Indians get along and become friends.

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Trade Routes helped people get from one place to the other more quickly, and also helped with trading valuable items. The bad thing that trade routes bring is, other people can find them too. So if the people's enemies find them, it's not going to end well.

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Henry was very determined to find new trade routes to bring Spices back to Europe. One bad thing he did was setting a path for other European explores which cause other people to come in.

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Were the English and French any different from the Spanish when they reached the New World? They were a little different, but overall pretty similar. Just like in source one, both were preparing for a fight and taking over the land, this is almost the exact same that happened with the Spanish when they reached the New World. Another similarity is that in both the English and French, and the Spanish, there was a illness that was deadly. In source three, it was talking about a mystery illness that killed about 50 people, and with the Spanish, Smallpox was a big deal.

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Christopher Columbus was not a great person because he took natives for slaves. But, during the Age of Discovery were the famed voyages of Christopher Columbus.

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Were these motives and causes for exploration harmless? I think that they are more harmful than harmless. I think this because while there are still many good things, the bad things overtake. For instance, religious beliefs, a lot of people will get angry because other people don't think the same thing that they do, and this could be very harmful. Another harmful thing was creating a trade route path for other European explorers. What makes this harmful if that other random people could find this path which will lead them to the other guys. The last reason why these motives and causes for exploration were harmless was because of Christopher Columbus. One very rude and disrespectful thing he did was take natives for slaves.