what was the main reason european began to actively explore the world after 1400 AD?

Question

the age of exploretion

Answer 1

Simple answer. Greed. They want to pilfrage untapped lands to get gold, tin, spices and other precious commodities. Some history books will tell you that it's main reason is to spread Christianity and to introduce civilization to barbaric tribes. Noble but the events that unfolded does fit into that kind of reasoning.

Same thing happening with the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It is greed. The US wants oil. They are really not interested in killing Sadam Hussein. They need the oil from these countries to save their ailing economy. The US dollar is weakening and will never gain its strength anymore.

In short, its greed.

Answer 2

first the Crusades, and later the Renaissance , created a number of wealthy European nations and an increasing level of new technologies (some borrowed from the Islamic world). With the pump primed, these nations eyed trade with Asia as the key to greater wealth and advancement, and to do that, they had to supercede Turkey (and the rest of the Islamic world) as the lynchpin of that trade.

Using Islamic scholarship, the Portuguese learned that Africa was circumnavicable, anfd they duplicated ancient efforts. The Spanish looked west for a route east, and once they stumbled into the Americas, the other European powers eventually followed suit.

Answer 3

to locate a more most low-cost direction somewhat for Europeans to import spice with no need them from Islamic countries and Venice, the position they charged spice products with large cost. helpful metals, such as gold and silver, replaced into also predicted from exploration. They were also attempting to seek effectual overseas products from jap international places such as silk from China.

Answer 4

Gold and imperialism were the main driving force.