04-24-2004, 12:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-24-2004, 12:17 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
Thank you for your replies, everyone.
I've touched on ideology and religion as reasons for the European expansion. On the one hand the Chinese idea of trade and commerce as something deteriorating and destrucive was absent in 15th century Europe. Also a quest for knowledge, understanding and experience was central to the Renaissance, which factored in as a motive for exploring the world. On the other side of the coin you had a religious intolerance coupled with missionary zeal which also fuelled the fires of expansion. Also, the high tolls of the Ottoman empire were not only frowned upon because it diminished the profit margin of European traders, but supporting another religion, indirectly, through funding - the tolls - verged on sacrilege.
This is what I've written about religion. Short and concise. I only have 3-4000 words for this essay, and I need to discuss the ramifications of the expansion, both for the expanding and for the expandee as well. In addition I will present an overview of how the European Expansion changed the world, our view of it; their (meaning the expandee) view of it so I need to conserve what little space I have.
edit: Damn concord. "It was, they were", etc.
I've touched on ideology and religion as reasons for the European expansion. On the one hand the Chinese idea of trade and commerce as something deteriorating and destrucive was absent in 15th century Europe. Also a quest for knowledge, understanding and experience was central to the Renaissance, which factored in as a motive for exploring the world. On the other side of the coin you had a religious intolerance coupled with missionary zeal which also fuelled the fires of expansion. Also, the high tolls of the Ottoman empire were not only frowned upon because it diminished the profit margin of European traders, but supporting another religion, indirectly, through funding - the tolls - verged on sacrilege.
This is what I've written about religion. Short and concise. I only have 3-4000 words for this essay, and I need to discuss the ramifications of the expansion, both for the expanding and for the expandee as well. In addition I will present an overview of how the European Expansion changed the world, our view of it; their (meaning the expandee) view of it so I need to conserve what little space I have.
edit: Damn concord. "It was, they were", etc.
