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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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It was meant to be a time of discovery but everyone that was discovering got greedy they started invading and stealing everything like gold and jewelry and didn't care about the Natives that were originally there, not eve caring if they even thought gold existed or that it was valuable

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The English voyaged to North America to find new lands and spread Christianity, as they believed to be told by their god to spread their religion.

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Cortes and his 500 Spanish men raided the indigenous people and killed them, taking everything from them, and claiming gold that was forced the natives work, for wealth and wanted glory.

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The conquistadors and all of the other explorers wanted to bring wealth the themselves and their home land, but the Natives were in the New World and had the gold but the conquistadors wanted it so they killed them and took the land with the gold. Many Natives were enslaved and tortured for their valuables and so that they would also be forced to turn into Christianity, if not then they would be killed. Conflict started and then a war happened between the Natives and the explorers which the Natives lost, losing their land that they had.

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The Queen ordered Sir Walter Raleigh to voyage and find new lands to keep for themselves, almost like giving them an opportunity for themselves instead of her self.

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They were a very big, and old civilization that had big, unique structures and temples, and had cultural symbols of themselves around their civilizations everywhere you went.

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Was the great spirit of Christianity, and to spread Christianity. Find lost and destroyed Christian Civilization(s).

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An infectious disease is going around killing and sicking the crew and the people near them that contract it.

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They met with the king of the Aztecs and the Aztecs gave them lots of goods and jewelry gifts of all kinds, because they thought he was a god. Cortes started to force them into Christians by tearing down all symbols of their gods, making them start riots and retaliating against him.

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Find resources such as gold, bring it back to Europe and get rich. They wanted to increase the wealth of their countries and to be better than other countries

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He is a very powerful man that is brave and not scared of danger, and wont let things away easily, and will fight back if he has to

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After Cuba heard what Cortes was doing, they sent men to arrest him, but Cortes and his men killed them and with the remaining men they raided the Aztecs and burned down the city while going to structure to structure taking everything and killing everyone they saw leaving them on the floor dead. they also brought smallpox to the Aztecs, a disease that was from the Old world, brought to the New World.

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Wanted fame, glory, and land. Wanted to be better than the other countries, or be seem as a superior nation

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He is trying to force the people into Christianity by forcing them into it, whilst they have a different opinions and beliefs

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Did Cortes embody the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge?

No, he did not care about being friends and teaching each other stuff they have from their homeland/Old World, Cortes was ruthless and  just cared about money, gold, glory.

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In 1497, Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route around the southern tip of Africa, eventually reaching Kozhikode on the southwest coast of India in 1498. Da Gama returned from his voyage with a cargo of nutmegs, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and peppercorns From his destination. Thee spice would change flavor within food, giving different aromas as well

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He is marrying a native women and was told for everyone get on the boat so they will possibly become enslaved, like a trap

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All countries made trade routes to Asia, India, and the Americas. exchanging or finding different types of goods, either between as land or sea routes.

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They traded goods like fur and spices, and other trading items that were and spread knowledge also culture

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Henry the Navigator, a Portuguese explorer who was responsible for developing the Portuguese Navy and responsible for discovering Brazil and other lands. He helped with the trade routes that brought wealth to Portugal. He also explored parts of Africa. He spread Christianity and defeated the Muslims which were enemies with Portugal.

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Were the English and French any different from the Spanish when they reached the New World?

No, they also killed and enslaved the Natives and stole goods from them.

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Christopher Columbus, supported by the Spanish government, went to sail for trade routes to Asia but instead landed in the Americas. He went back and told the King and Queen of Spain, giving him full support, since they believed that it would bring wealth to Spain. Soon he would conquer the Americas and bring glory and wealth to Spain, but unfortunately died due to affairs with the Spanish due to his atrocities he committed that went against Christianity.

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Were these motives and causes for exploration harmless?

No, they originally wanted to get rich and more wealthy, but they didn't know that natives would be there, and didn't have expected to kill or enslave anyone, but in the end, there were natives and killed, tortured, and enslaved them, also tricking them into slave boats.