The expansion of European influence also resulted in the establishment of global networks of transportation, communication, and exchange. The spread of food crops and domesticated animals led to a dramatic surge in global population.

The search for basic resources and lands suitable for the cultivation of cash crops, the desire to establish new trade routes to Asian markets, and the aspiration to expand the influence of Christianity.

Prince Henry the Navigator, promoted voyages of exploration in west Africa to enter gold trade, discover profitable new trade routes, gain intelligenceabout the extent of muslim power

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