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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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Spreading Christianity and stealing their gold and valuable stuff.

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Cortes and his 500 Spanish men raided the indigenous people and killed them and took everything from them gold and they wanted glory.

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The conquistadors and all of the other explorers wanted to bring wealth and the Natives had the gold but they 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 turn to Christian, They forced the Natives to be Christian and if not then they would be killed. Conflict started and then a war happened between the Natives and the explorers which the Natives lost and their land was taken.

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Queen Elizabeth ordered for Sir Walter Raleigh to kill, take, conquer land, and enjoy conquest if you see people who do not follow Christianity.

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They were a civilization that flourished into an empire that eventually was conquered by the explorers.

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Spread Christianity. Find lost and destroyed Christian Civilization.

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Many men have died from disease and viruses and more and more are dying. They are using the Natives for medicine and giving nothing in return.

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He was a leader of the Aztec Empire and was forced to give up everything he had to the Spanish. They came to his throne and took everything from him and his empire and eventually killed them.

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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.

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The Natives are tired of mistreatment and are fighting back. They are killing important captains and leaders and this is sparking conflict between the two.

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Cortes brought disease and the Natives did not have cures so they all died to small pox and fevers which made it easy for the Spanish to come and destroy and conquer the biggest empire of the Americas. He brought a massive empire down with biological warfare and he destroyed the place and took all of the values and brought it back to Spain.

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Wanted fame, glory, and land. Wanted to be better than the other countries.

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The Conquistadors are demanding something or are forcing them off of land. Forcing them into Christianity.

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Did Cortes embody the human spirit of exploration and acquisition of knowledge? He only cared for reputation, money, and happiness, he didn't care for the arts or of the culture of the different people. No because according to the text he killed and brought down the Tenochtitlan tribe. The text says that he went to the leader and forced him with violence to give up their gold and precious items to the Spanish. He never wanted to learn or grow in knowledge of the different cultures.

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In 1497 the 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.

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Two Natives getting married. They are getting tricked to get onto a boat but in reality, they are getting enslaved.

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All countries made trade routes to Asia, India, and the Americas.

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The explorers land and trade with the Natives. This causes a spread in culture and them getting to know each other.

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Henry the Navigator was a Portuguese explorer who was responsible for developing the Portuguese Navy and responsible for discovering Brazil and other parts. 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 both killed and took stuff. They were a bit nicer by trading and spreading culture but both forced people to turn to Christianity. The text says that Queen Elizabeth ordered for the explorers to kill and take and enjoy conquering. French Explorer Jacques Cartier planting a cross in front of Native Americans  and forced them to turn to Christianity just like the Spanish.
French colonists and Native American trading furs in Canada. This shows that they were a bit different from the Spanish because they wanted to learn the other cultures and interact with the Natives peacefully.

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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 and they supported him fully because it would bring wealth to Spain. Soon he would conquer the Americas and bring glory and wealth to Spain but he 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? Yes, because the motives were only to become more wealthy and get more trade routes around the world. How it turned out however was very harmful and very harsh and gruesome and enslaved people. According to the text they came to the Americas to get gold and make their countries wealthier.

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Both, because atrocities were committed while new lands were being discovered. For example, Cortes explored Mexico but at the same time destroyed and reshaped Tenochtitlan. Another example would be the explorers forced the Natives to turn to Christianity which sounds like a dictatorship and an invasion. Another example would be the quote from Queen Elizabeth that said, "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.” This clearly shows atrocities and wrongdoings. This is an act of racism.