Essay - Europe and the Americas Exploration There are Varied Reasons for...

Europe and the Americas

Exploration

***** are varied reasons for the exploration. Two of the most believed reasons are the continuing quest ***** knowledge and information and the search for more resources which includes land ***** and natural products such as ***** spices. The ***** was highly focused on achieving these two goals.

***** above-cited goals were greatly influenced by the Renaissance and Reformation era. It should be remembered that during the time of ***** *****, arts and literature flourished. The arts specifically had the ***** significant effect on the age of exploration. During this time, people became literally creative ***** it affected how people think of the world, and how things are beyond *****ir boundaries. Hence, the need to explore ***** 'other' side of the world ***** been in ***** m*****d of the explorers. Certain questions ***** as ***** fact about the real shape of the world (Is it flat or round?), the realities behind the s*****ries written (Is there any truth ***** the 'fountain of youth? etc), the bridging up to o*****r nations (Are there people out there and how do we reach them?) popped ***** like monit*****s in the minds of the many as if prompting them to go and see and know the truth.

Meanwhile, one ***** the highlights of ***** age ***** Reformation is the awakening. ***** was the ***** when ***** started to establish their own beliefs towards various religions and/or gods and goddesses. When the era of exploration was initiated, many had thought of spreading the ********** about religion, about ***** and goddesses, and about religious rituals. The more people who would be aware of such belief, the more people would be accepting such *****. This is ***** the ***** ***** reformation affected ***** era of exploration.

Indeed, ***** was a product of several reasons and/or *****, all of which **********, in so many ways, influenced ***** both the Renaissance and ***** ***** period.

***** Settlement

Gold, Glory and Gospel" - these are the three objectives ***** Spanish explorers when they ***** to view the world. They *****ught of finding out resources and obtaining more 'income for their ***** country (and this st*****s for the 'gold'). They sought of 'owning' other lands and exp*****ing the Spaniard's property and having more people ***** will work for *****m (thus the term 'glory'). Lastly, because of their strong faith in the *****, they also desired to spread the 'word' ***** God and make more people believe with them and accept their offer of religion (which stands for the 'gospel'). To achieve this, *****y planned by creating a 'Spanish empire' in the 'New World' which ***** be ruled by ***** K*****g and he will be based in Spain. T***** king would then be assigning viceroys who will manage the nations ***** will be 'owned' ***** Spain. ********** viceroys would ***** reporting ***** ***** King ab***** what is happening in their assigned *****a. They ***** ***** be tasked to implements plans and laws as initiated by the King,