新大陆发现时期，欧洲的社会状况（英文）

In European history, the 15th century is an era of geographical discovery. Prior to this, the Earth's Eastern and Western Hemispheres also do not know each other, only the Eurasian continent and the Mediterranean coast of North Africa between the three parts with each other. The discovery of America can be said to result of the development in Europe, from the Europeans to expand into all corners of the world. Western Europe to explore the unknown region is mainly contributed to the development of the following aspects of the.

In 1095 after two centuries, European Christians were seven major Crusades, the attempt to Palestine from the start in the back of Turkish Islam. Although not to achieve the desired objectives, it has aroused the curiosity of the East Europeans and promoting Asia-Europe trade and, to some extent, changed their way of life, cultivate their right spices. Silk and other oriental goods needs. 1453 Turkey exterminate the Eastern Roman Empire, the occupation of Constantinople and the Near East countries and Western Europe to the east route is blocked, the question arose of finding a new route leading to the urgent desire of the Far East.

At that time, the Renaissance had been brought to Europe a new way of thinking, rational human spirit resulted in the pursuit of knowledge and freedom to explore the atmosphere, people of different civilizations with immense interest, keen to explore uncharted territory. As the technology has evolved into the 15th century, many Europeans to accept the views of the ancient Greeks believed that the earth football-shaped. Navigational knowledge, coupled with increasingly rich, the development of shipbuilding industry, drawing skills improved, as well as the application of the compass, are thinking and technology into Europe created the conditions to the ocean.

However, such long-distance sailing is definitely not personal can not be completed. At that time, the rise of European nation-state as well as trade and prosperity generated by the wealthy, just take note of this kind of sea provides a strong financial backing. The new royal family not only hopes to open up new markets, access to trade brought about by high profits, but would like to occupy the new territory, expanding their fan who rule. So they come forward to invest in raising funds to support the sailing adventure, but also to territories as Miao Feng Shang Lai, which in the community produced a huge motivation to participate. So, the combination of necessity and sensibility of people in Western Europe to achieve this historic mission to explore the Earth picture, in which a leading position in Portugal and Spain. They dispatched their fleets of explorers to explore in all oceans of new routes and channels to explore the wealth and land not yet discovered. They bypass the Cape of Good Hope into the Pacific Ocean, arrived in India and the Philippines, they accidentally discovered the Americas.