they were nothing.
They wanted to find wealth and in order to do that they had to look overseas for it and into other countries and even continents
Widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the American and African-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Most witch hunts in Europe occurred between the late 15th century and the early 18th century, peaking during the 16th and 17th centuries. This period was characterized by social, religious, and political upheaval, particularly during the Reformation and the Thirty Years' War. The witch hunts gradually declined by the late 17th century, as the Age of Enlightenment brought about more rational and scientific explanations for phenomena previously attributed to witchcraft. By the 18th century, witch hunts had largely ceased in most of Europe.
The need for new trade routes to the east, the desire to spread Christianity, and competition between European countries
The Columbian Exchange was primarily caused by the voyages of Christopher Columbus and other European explorers in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. These explorers connected the Americas with Europe, Africa, and Asia, leading to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and cultures. This exchange had profound effects on global agriculture, economies, and populations, shaping the course of history.
The answer: had a strategic location between Europe and Asia.
Embassies began to play a significant role in international diplomacy during the Renaissance period in Europe, around the 15th and 16th centuries.
In the 15th and 16th centuries.
Renaissance :is a time period most of the 15th and part of the 16th centuries. That is the time when Michelangelo lived. You cannot do renaissance!
Albrecht Dürer worked 15th - 16th centuries.
They lived in the 14th, 15th and 16th century!
A carrack a large galleon used in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
created by Portuguese and used by the Spanish in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Commercial gain.
Just two examples: Art and the printing press.
Most nations in Europe were still organized in smaller kingdoms, principalities, and feudal lords. Spain and Portugal were the drivers of exploration in the period, only being supplanted by England and France toward the 16th through 18th centuries.
The two peak periods were the renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries and the neo-classical period of the 18th and 19th century.