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The Age of Exploration Causes God – spreading religion to new lands/people Gold – getting rich from gold, silver, spices, cotton, etc. Glory – claiming the most land for your country, bragging rights Why? Reasons Better, faster ships New technology to help navigate ships Stronger leaders paying for the trip (Kings & Queens) Drawbacks Diseases Starvation Shipwrecks Fighting the natives Fighting other European empires over land Spain, Portugal, France and England Prince Henry the Navigator (Portugal) – School for exploration, encouraged exploration of Western Africa, his students developed new technology for navigation (astrolabe, caravel, compass) Cartography – map making Exploration – taking a journey by sea to find new lands Missionaries – people travelling the world to spread their religion Conquerors – European countries sending explorers to take over a lot of land and people Merchants – explore to find valuable goods to sale and profit from