European Explorations by Connie Alarcon https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku en-us 2016-06-27 18:16:41 UTC 2025-11-14 20:18:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Also the desire to spread Christianity led to Portuguese explorers sailing to spread it.An example was a Portuguese explorer who said that his motives were to serve god and to christianize the people who did not know about god.He then reached the tip of Africa with his crew in 1488. 335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115528753 2016-06-27 18:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115528753 Another reason many sailed and explored was simply because they wanted to.The son of Portugal's king ,Prince  Henry a supporter of exploration wanted to explore .In 1415 he helped conquer the Muslim city of Ceuta in North Africa. 335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115529113 2016-06-27 18:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115529113 Europeans see new trade routes in need of spices .The spices and other luxury goods were In Asia which  is why many European Explorers main focus was to reach a short way to get there.One explorer Vasco da Gama began exploring the East African Coast and in 1498 he reached the port of Calicut on the south western coast of India . 335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115529502 2016-06-27 18:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115529502 Also a reason that many explored was plainly because they wanted to conquer land .Spain envied when Portugal established trading post on the west coast of Africa. 335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115529816 2016-06-27 18:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115529816 The Europeans wanted a shorter way to get to Asia .Columbus searched for a shorter way and believed he got to Asia.He believed he was in Asia but in reality he was in the Bahamas. 335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115530272 2016-06-27 18:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115530272 European Explorations  335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115530420 2016-06-27 19:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115530420 335956 https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115531134 2016-06-27 19:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/335956/e6ebs73471ku/wish/115531134