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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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invasion, because there were countless of deaths .

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In source 1 they are trading. They are also making trade routes

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The Aztec people and their leader Montezuma II witnessed many events leading up to the arrival of the Spanish. In 1519, Cortes and some 500 men left Cuba looking for gold and glory, defying Spanish orders.

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the Portuguese under prince Henry discovered a much larger area.As a result, many turned to their respective governments which had their own desires for the exploration of new areas.

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“To discover, search, find out any heathen or barbarous lands and countries not possessed by any Christian Prince or Christian people…to horde, occupy, take, and enjoy these lands.”

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the Aztecs empire was home to nearly 100,000 citizens . Hernan Cortes was along the journey of the Aztecs empire.

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We will be spending Christmas weeping for our dear sailors who were taken from us.It already killed more than 50 locals and more than half of us are weak and close to death.

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The Aztecs led Cortes and his men to the heart of the city where they met Montezuma, King of the Aztecs. He showered them with gifts of exotic food, jewelry, and gold. However, word of the massacre committed earlier by Cortes had reached Tenochtitlan. Many feared the Spanish and believed they were giving shelter to a sleeping monster.

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they used gold for trading. gold was less valuable than spices.

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Several savages intruded on Captain Smith.some he terrified with whipping, beating, and imprisonment.

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In May of 1520 the Governor of Cuba sent an arrest party to bring Cortes and his men back from Mexico. The Spanish massacred hundreds of the Aztecs and laid waste to their city, looting and pillaging as they went.The Spanish also brought with them a horrible disease, smallpox.

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King Henry achieved many goals which gave him glory. He was successful in establishing a sailing school 1419.

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In the picture king Henry is planting a cross in front of native Americans.

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Did Cortes embody the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge? No

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spices were the main reason for finding new trade routes. spices were more value able than gold and silver.

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“Two Powhatan sons came unto us to see their sister, at whose sight, seeing her well, though they heard to the opposite, they much rejoiced, promising to persuade their father to reconsider the marriage, and forever be friends with us. They were brought onboard and entertained.”

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These voyages started as an attempt to find a trade route to Asia by sailing west. New trade routes were found because of spices.

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French colonists and Native American trading furs in Canada

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Henry the Navigator set a lot of goals for himself to accomplish. he desired new trade routes. he wished to find the mythical christian empire.

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

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the voyages of Columbus attempted to find a new trade route. He instead reached america in 1492.

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Were these motives and causes for exploration harmless? the motives and cause of exploration were harmless