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The Age of Exploration Who were the major European powers in the 1400s? Why did Europeans Explore the World? (or reasons why Europeans decided they had to mess with Native Americans) To find a sea route to the spices of Asia - salt and pepper only found in Asia - Turkish Empire cut off land route, European countries look for sea route To find gold, silver, and precious stones - European countries needed to find new sources of wealth to pay for wars- Believed Asia was loaded with them To control a larger empire -European Kings, especially Spain and Portugal, wanted to claim as much land as possible -Needed land for natural resources, people as slaves To expand their knowledge of the world - Europeans only knew of Europe, Africa and Asia in 1400s - Some explorers wanted to debunk the myth the world was flat & prove it was round To expand Christianity -European rulers wanted to expand Christianity throughout world. To find animal furs -Beaver fur hats were a fashion rage in Franceneeded to find a source of beaver and other furs. http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/games.htm http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot37/snapshot37.htm