Renaissance Europe
The Renaissance in Europe experienced a whole new age of wonderment and advancement. It also experienced an explosion of new ideas and a strong desire for discovery. This insatiable appetite for discovery would be known as the
"Age of Discovery" and during this period many set sail to discover new and far off lands. These explorations carried with them many motivating forces ranging from several spectrums. However, I believe that the desire for riches and new land to be claimed as their own was the primary motivation for the explorers who partook in these travels, but unfortunately in the pursuit of these riches and new land to be claimed also came widespread acts of mistreatment and violence.
It became very apparent to me that the desire for riches was a strong motivation for overseas exploration after reading excerpts from Christopher Columbus' voyage. For example in a piece from Columbus' journal he numerously mentioned gold and it seemed to me that essentially every native......
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