Changes Caused by the Discovery of the New World in the 1450s

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Changes Caused by the Discovery of the New World in the 1450s
One of the key reasons for the European age of discovery was the Ottoman empire blockade on trade routes to the far east. Europeans sought to find new routes to Asia. In the process, they discovered new lands, i.e., Columbus discovered the Caribbean islands, and other expeditions led to new knowledge of the world outside of Europe. The discovery of the new world had a significant impact on the world. Economically, the newly discovered lands expanded trade, and new trade centers were created. The French and Dutch conquered North America because of fur, and Spain conquered the Inca and Aztec empires of South America in search of gold and silver CITATION Ell15 \l 1033 (Roxburgh). The age of discovery opened up Africa, north and south America to exploitation by the Europeans. The new world had many untapped resources and such as gold. The motivation to explore a sea route to the far east was to continue trading for spices.
Politically, the main reason for exploration was to expand their empires and political influence worldwide. The ruler of 15th-century empires sought to set their eyes on bigger territories to bring the world under their imperial dominance. Two of the greatest empires of the time, Spanish and Portuguese, wanted to colonize and capture strategic ports to give them unrivaled access to nautical trade routes. The long-term impact of the political influence was that these coastal ports paved the way for the colonization of entire continents. Additionally, the newly discovered lands became territories of the European powers for centuries to come. As Africa became exploited for its labor, and many Africans were enslaved in the Americas and the Caribbean. The present-day populations in many parts of the Caribbean and Americas are long-term results of the age of new discovery.
The age of new discoveries also led to new information about other civilizations. Explorers came back with stories about other civilizations that seemed to insinuate that the Europeans were intellectually superior to other civilizations CITATION Abd07 \l 1033 (Bangura). Early explorers considered Africans as savages and thought of them as intellectually impaired, which contributed to the enslavement of the African people.
The Most Important Factors behind the Revolution in Natural Science c. 1550-1700
One of the key reasons for a revolution in natural science was the departure from the Aristotelian system rooted in religion CITATION Har75 \l 1033 (Miskimin). Prior to the age of revolution of natural science, the church ruled conclusively on information, and its stand on any subject was unquestionable. The church’s take on many issues was erroneous, to say the least, and it prompted curiosity among educated people to rely more on what they observed rather than what they were told. People started gaining knowledge by observing the world around them and coming up with logical explanations for the same.
Secondly, there was an increase in great thinkers who sought to challenge the status quo. They pioneered the concept of observing the world and drawing logical conclusions from what we can see. They pioneered science as the primary way ...