Age of Exploration and its Consequences PDF
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AGE OF EXPLORATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
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1AGE OF EXPLORATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
The age between 600 CE to 1500 CE is identified as the medieval period in the history of
Europe. This period is also popularised with the title of Dark Age. However, scholars have
argued to restrict the notion of Dark Age within the early phase of medieval history from 5th
century to the 10th century (Head 2017). Gradually with a series of new ideas and initiatives
circled around the European continent which drove the region to get enlightened with new hope.
In this regards, age of exploration became a phenomenal event that transformed the scenario of
European society, politics and economy positively and apathetic at the same time.
The practice of exploration had been started in the later phase second half of the 1400s.
Nevertheless, it left a significant impact on every aspects of European life. During that time, the
Europeans had started voyages in order to discover new lands with a perception of trade and
colonisation. The explorations were conducted by the Portuguese at first. After that, the French,
Italians and the Spaniards got involved into the competition to discover new places and annex. In
this course, Prince Henry the Navigator played a significant role by motivating the scholars and
scientists to innovate new techniques of navigations in sea (Whitfield 2015). As a result of that,
in 1440s Vasco da Gamma discovered the African region, Cape of Good Hope and later on
through that route found out the way to reach India (Keller 2015). In addition to this, Christopher
Columbus unearthed America in 1492 (Head 2017). There was also another motive lingered
around the practice of exploration. The fall of Constantinople and an urge to spread out the
influence of Christianity, the European countries started capturing regions outside Europe. This
colonize mindset led the Portuguese to annex the Moroccan City of Ceuta in 1415 (Yusuf 2017).
It helped the Portuguese to control the gold mines of Arab regions in one hand and on the other
symbolised as an act of retaliation against Islam. Another factor was related to this new face of
imperialism where the Portuguese were willing to plunder the cities and liberate Jerusalem with
The age between 600 CE to 1500 CE is identified as the medieval period in the history of
Europe. This period is also popularised with the title of Dark Age. However, scholars have
argued to restrict the notion of Dark Age within the early phase of medieval history from 5th
century to the 10th century (Head 2017). Gradually with a series of new ideas and initiatives
circled around the European continent which drove the region to get enlightened with new hope.
In this regards, age of exploration became a phenomenal event that transformed the scenario of
European society, politics and economy positively and apathetic at the same time.
The practice of exploration had been started in the later phase second half of the 1400s.
Nevertheless, it left a significant impact on every aspects of European life. During that time, the
Europeans had started voyages in order to discover new lands with a perception of trade and
colonisation. The explorations were conducted by the Portuguese at first. After that, the French,
Italians and the Spaniards got involved into the competition to discover new places and annex. In
this course, Prince Henry the Navigator played a significant role by motivating the scholars and
scientists to innovate new techniques of navigations in sea (Whitfield 2015). As a result of that,
in 1440s Vasco da Gamma discovered the African region, Cape of Good Hope and later on
through that route found out the way to reach India (Keller 2015). In addition to this, Christopher
Columbus unearthed America in 1492 (Head 2017). There was also another motive lingered
around the practice of exploration. The fall of Constantinople and an urge to spread out the
influence of Christianity, the European countries started capturing regions outside Europe. This
colonize mindset led the Portuguese to annex the Moroccan City of Ceuta in 1415 (Yusuf 2017).
It helped the Portuguese to control the gold mines of Arab regions in one hand and on the other
symbolised as an act of retaliation against Islam. Another factor was related to this new face of
imperialism where the Portuguese were willing to plunder the cities and liberate Jerusalem with
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