Intro and conclusion paragraph

In the years before 1492 no one in Europe knew about a land on the other side of world. Seems hard to believe but in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and ‘discovered’ America but his intention was to reach China. Many other sailors heard of this land and followed in Columbus’ footsteps. The reasons all the sailors traveled to this land was for god, gold, and glory but the effects of the exploration was the mixing of cultures and societies. The general welfare of the human race also got better through these explorations because of an increase in food and resources.

The America’s were harmed by these explorations because the Europeans used there guns and germs against the natives. Even the Europeans suffered greatly in this new land. Although these deaths were in big numbers, the benefits of the colonization helped the entire world. Since the Europeans wanted the riches, the fame and the spreading of their faith, they went on the voyages. The causes of these explorations let people learn about different cultures, the population increased, new crops were produced, and people got healthier. Columbus, Pizzaro and Cortes changed history and set the course for the world we live in today.