2007-01-02 15:23:36 · 8 answers · asked by shadmack014 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
to extend territory,...to find and explore new worlds,..to boldly go where literally no man had gone before!
2007-01-02 15:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by iroc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many of those who actually did the exploring really did do so for the sake of exploration. However, many more did so in hopes of gaining recognition for their exploits.
As for those who financed the explorations, most of them did so with the expectation of getting more than their money back. Shorter trade routes equal less overhead and more profit. New lands equal new goods to sell. And so on.
Another major factor for the age of exploration coming when it did was that Europe was, believe it or not, starting to get a little crowded -- especially with people who were unhappy with how things were being run in their respective countries. Sending out explorers to find new lands meant new places for people to settle, and new places to send old problems.
2007-01-02 15:57:28 · answer #2 · answered by oldironclub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exploration of new worlds (lands?) Exploration = new riches Human instinct to investigate and discover. Competition with other continents/religions.
2007-01-02 15:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by nowhere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
new reasources, new markets, new colonies and new people to exploit. That's for the financial bakers. As for the explorer, he just does it to do it. To see what's over the hill. to boldly go where no man has gone before. And the kudos that go along with that.
2007-01-02 15:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple: They wanted gold, spices, colonies and they were in a race with each other to see who could get the most the fastest.
2007-01-02 16:07:32 · answer #5 · answered by keyuehan7878 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commerce.
2007-01-02 16:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by haykat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trade , especially in spices which were worth more than gold in those days.
2007-01-02 18:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it was the age of exploration.... everyone wanted to be a world power and no one wanted to be left out..
2007-01-02 15:26:07 · answer #8 · answered by AtsirkEiram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋