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European Expansion - Coggle Diagram
European Expansion
Main Explorers Of The European Expansion
Vasco da Gama
He was the first to find a trading route to India, which opened new opportunities to his country, Portugal, in Asia and Africa.
James Cook
James Cook was an explorer who discovered and charted the great barrier reef and Newzealand.
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson was said to have sailed of track on his way to Greenland which caused him to discover a part of north America, Vinland.
Bartolomeu Dias
Was the first explorer to sail the southern tip of Africa, and bring his boat into the Indian Ocean, to discover a new route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus set forth on four trips that lead him to find various Caribbean islands that are now the Bahamas as well as the island later called Hispaniola. He also is his time explored central and south America.
Impacts And Consequences of European Expansion
The indigenous people people were persecuted and forced into smaller territories, the Europeans also tried to force them into their own Catholicism .
Their was spread of disease to other countries.
Wars started and many empires fell.
The Motivations Of The European Expansion
The Europeans wanted to force their opinions and wanted all their new founded lands under the same religion that they served to.
The Europeans wanted the glory of conquering over countries and implying there own systems inside the peoples' society
The Europeans wanted more wealth and boost their economy so they could have more power, and reign over their own people. Also to have more opportunities for the government in military, foreign politics, and a strong image of riches across the globe.
Main Countries That Perpetrated the European Expansion
France
Spain
Portugal
The Causes Of European Expansion
The Europeans wanted to spread christianity.
The Europeans needed to find a new trade route to Asia after the fall of Constantinople and new countries to make bonds with to increase their wealth and place in the world.
