The Age of Exploration was a era from the early 15th century to the late 17th century, in which European explorers searched for better trade routes to support the growth of capitalism. During this time, countries were conquered by the English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and the Belgians (Main ones). The natives of these countries would suffer unimaginable atrocities against them. Conquerors would enslave them, kill children, kill them, and just generally be aggressive for dominance. The Age of Exploration had adverse effects on conquered lands such as destruction of culture and the mass genocide of natives. However, it pushed the development of modern civilizations and fueled the rise of capitalism.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus found …show more content…
At one point he accused them of assisting brigands in his own country and illegally purchasing free people as slaves. He also threatened to close the trade altogether. However, in the end, Afonso established an examination committee to determine the legality of all enslaved persons presented for sale. The first kingdom of Benin is believed to have developed in the 12th or 13th century. It was located in present-day southern Nigeria, east of the Yoruba land and west of the Niger River. The inhabitants of Benin spoke a group of closely related languages known as Edo. In fact, the Benin Empire may also be referred to as the Edo Empire. During this early time, historians believe that the forested area around Benin City housed as many as several dozen small, quarrelsome …show more content…
The encomienda was based on the Reconquista institution in which adelantados were given the right to extract tribute from Muslims or other peasants in areas that they had conquered and resettled.The encomienda system in Spanish America differed from the Peninsular institution in that encomenderos did not own the land on which the natives lived. The system did not entail any direct land tenure by the encomendero; Indian lands were to remain in the possession of their communities.This right was formally protected by the crown of Castile because the rights of administration in the New World belonged to this crown and not to the Catholic Monarchs as a whole. It was typical of Queen Isabella's political vision that she agreed to finance the expedition of Christopher Columbus which brought the New World and wealth to Spain. If it weren't for Queen Isabella of Spain, Christopher Columbus would never been able to set sail. Isabella took an interest in the Native Americans of the new lands and when some of them were brought back to Spain as slaves she had them returned and freed, she wanted the Indians to be treated fairly. The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus's 1492