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Reasons for European Exploration At the end of the XV and the beginning of the XVI century began the Great Geographic Discoveries. The factors that contributed to the realization of all the discoveries were many but the main ones are the changes in politics, economics (trade), and the improvements in technologies. One of the main reasons the brought to the discovering of all the new lands was that during this period of time Europe changes politically. The monarchs reunite the power in their hands and create national countries such as England, Spain, Portugal, France, and Holland. This gives them the opportunity to create very powerful floats. Not in last place they also wanted to spread the Christian fate to the other cultures. Among these monarchs were Isabella and Ferdinand, and Prince Henry the Navigator. Many centuries the Europeans gained silk and spices by trade with Africa, India, and China. This trade occurred on t