Why did Europeans dominate the Age of Discovery?

Answer 1

I know. Until this period the east was as yet prosperous and advanced in the fields of sea navigation, exploration, mathematics, theology, and science. (Eg. India and Islam expanded south and east to Thailand, Indonesia, etc. China expanded most of the continent). They established trade routes. From wikipedia: "A series of Europeans took advantage of these routes to explore eastwards. These were almost all Italians as the trade between Europe and the Middle East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city states." "In China, from 1405 to 1433 a large fleet of Zheng He travelled to the Western Ocean （the Chinese name for the Indian Ocean） seven times... but did not lead China to global expansion." The Europeans desired to conquer and gain territory in the foreign lands to acquire gold, spices, agriculture. The east came under colonialization and foreign rule which depressed the economies, and stunted technological progress from the 15th to 19th centuries. (Scientists in these nations would seek a foreign education in the west to pursue their studies.) That's a good question. I've wondered the same.

Answer 2

Because the "age of discovery" is a term invented by Europeans, so they're the only players in the game, they can't lose!

Answer 3

to no longer a similar volume it does today. yet immigration coverage desires to be strictly enforced and espresso fertility expenditures could desire to be reversed in the event that they are to proceed their dominance, as a human beings, hundreds of years from now.

Answer 4

Cause we are the sources, the roots of knowledge, the culture and we are sustainable, and the BASE of everything profitable for world's developement:)

Answer 5

at that time, they had all of the resources to do so.