Conquerors of the Sea and New Sea Routes: Columbus's Four Voyages
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The era of marine civilization is rising, and the prelude to globalization is slowly beginning. Christopher Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas and his safe return in 1492 in search of a trade route to the East was a watershed event in world history. It directly promoted world integration. The European trade center moved from the Mediterranean coast to the Atlantic coast, and the world market gradually formed. Columbus made three more voyages between 1493 and 1504, each time to prove that he could sail to China in a matter of weeks. These later voyages were more adventurous and violent. Ocean voyages and conquests brought wealth and glory, but also concealed terror and murderous intent. Columbus's voyage to discover the American continent established a connection between the New World and the Old World, which greatly promoted the development of capitalism. With the rise of Western maritime civilization, globalization began to slowly unfold, and the politics, economy, and culture of the entire world began to undergo earth-shaking changes.
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