LATAR BELAKANG PENJELAJAHAN SAMUDRA BANGSA EROPA

The 15th century AD is an era that determines the direction of world history. In this era, the Europeans began an important journey that became the foundation of the colonialism and imperialism system. An era of ocean exploration. This is the background of the European Ocean Exploration. Actually, what are the nations in Europe willing to do a journey that far and have a very high risk?

There are several factors that make the European nation the backbone of ocean exploration, but some scholars agree that these factors can be simplified into three factors. The first is the presence of spirit and the glory of gold, glory, and gospel. Gold means the spirit of seeking the most benefit and wealth by finding sources of resource.

Glory means the spirit of gaining success by finding new areas to expand the kingdom. And Gospel means the spirit of spreading Catholicism abroad. So the first factor is the spirit and the glory of Gold, Glory, and Gospel, or in short, the 3G glory. The second factor is the development of science and technology.

This development is more specific to navigation science, such as the discovery of compass systems that use magnetic fields to determine the direction of the wind, the development of cartography or knowledge about map writing, and the development of ship technology. With the development of science and navigation technology and this field, the Europeans can do the exploration of the ocean more easily.

And the third factor is the fall of Constantinople to the hands of the Ottoman or Ottoman Empire or the Ottoman Empire. For a long time, Constantinople has been the heart of trade between Europe and Asia. The most important and most interested commodity by the European people at that time was spices. However, since the Ottoman Empire was in power, the European people have not been allowed to do any trading activities. So the European people have to look for other routes to get the source of the spices.

namely through the sea. So, the exploration of the European Ocean was backed by three factors, namely the discovery of gold, glory, and gospel, the development of navigation and navigation science and technology, and the fall of Constantinople into the hands of Ottoman Turkey or Ottoman Turkey.