Whats up with the Sudden Urge of Exploration?
Some of the reasons why people suddenly had the urge to explore is people were looking for wealth. Another Reason is to Spread Christianity throughout the world. Lastly, people wanted to get spices and other items that were not available to them in the region that they lived in. New technologies were also introduced that sparked the age of exploration. These inventions include the Astrolabe, (Used to measure the distance of the sun and stars above the horizon,) Ships with sails, the magnetic compass, and better maps that were made by people who specialized in making maps. These people were called cartographers.