they were really full of themselves because of Christianity and wanted to be better than everyone else and have all the best spices from India and conquer foreign lands and have super completed maps so they worked hard and teched hard, got super advanced navigational equipment for that time and then explored to their hearts intent
It is mostly due to geography and politics. No other continent had as many ports as Europe in the early global exploration age and that led to advances in ship building. Also, many Europeans loved spices, and spices mostly came from Asia, which at first had to transported over land, which was costly and took a long time. Shipping became more and more important as more lands and resources were discovered.
Most other civilizations were more insulated and concerned with internal politics and religion. It took Europeans to force some other civilizations to open up, such as the Chinese and Japanese Empires, and both have modern economies and institutions due to that fact.
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Mike Horn began the Pangea Expedition in 2008, planning to circumnavigate the globe from north to south. he hasn't completed it yet, though.
Ferdinand Magellan Actually Ferdinand Magellan was not the first. He died on his expedition because they were not knowledgeable of how long the trip would last and they did not bring enough supplies. 270 men were on his crew and only 18 of the men survived and they did not include Magellan.
Magellan.
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan led the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe, but he died before he finished the voyage. His crew made it back however. he was the first leader to circumnavigate however, it was not sure if he really the one who succesfully traveled all around the globe because he has a company who already traveled the world before him. He was said to be the first to circumnavigate the earth
Ferdinand Magellan led the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe, but he died before he finished the voyage. His crew made it back however. he was the first leader to circumnavigate however, it was not sure if he really the one who succesfully traveled all around the globe because he has a company who already traveled the world before him. He was said to be the first to circumnavigate the earth
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
I think he (Magellan) was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe. It was the first voyage to sail through he Northwest Passage.
Mohsin Al Balushi
Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.