The Age of Exploration was a time of struggle and wealth for many European countries. The pursuit of a trade route to the Far East led many countries across the ocean, looking for the great spice cities that were rumored by Marco Polo. These countries knew that whoever found the shortest or best route would become rich, very quickly. Explorers from many European countries embarked on journeys that not even they had any clue where they were going. This search for the Far East led to many discoveries that would otherwise have never been found.

Christopher Columbus may have been one of the most influential people ever to live. His pursuit of the spice trade routes led him to a completely new continent. While he first thought it was Asia, later explorers found it to be a new continent. It was very likely that someone other than Columbus would have eventually found the New World, but he was the first, which makes him the most important.

The New World proved to be a blockbuster as far as the other "finds" during this time period. The impact, both directly and indirectly on the lives of the Europeans was tremendous. It promoted wealth and it led to a desire for more explorer

It goes without saying, the Age of Exploration shaped the Europe and the America of today, and it left everlasting effects. The world trade of the period increased to an unprecedented amount. There was new types of businesses, new goods to be sold, and most importantly, new land to conquer. The exchange of goods from the New World and Europe increased Europe's wealth, but not only was there an exchange of goods, but also an exchange of disease.

The Age of Discovery was a very influential time in the history of the world. Not only did it shape the world as we know it today, but it put the world through a period of wealth, adventure, exploration, and even the turmoil of slavery. The exchange of food, disease, ideas, and wealth provided us with the businesses of today and of tomorrow.

This influx of money and goods led to the change of the economic systems in Europe. This change caused the Commercial Revolution, or the establishment of many types of new businesses. The Commercial Revolution was caused not only from the income of the trading of goods, but also the large amounts of gold an silver that were found and shipped back to Europe. These large amounts of money led to capitalism and the beginning of banking and insurance. One important business that developed as a result of capitalism, was the joint-stock company. It allowed a person to be able to own part of a company by buying stock in it. If the company received a profit, the stockh

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