Assignment task:
After watching the lecture video, make your best effort to answer the central question below. You answer should be at least 150 words long and use complete sentences. Write as clearly and concisely as you can. Feel free to use the key terms to help shape your answer. Do NOT attempt to cover everything from the video lecture-- only focus on answering the question as clearly and directly as possible
Read: The Age of Discovery by Andrew Peterson
How and why did Spain and Portugal-relatively small, underdeveloped states-send explorers across the globe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries? What specific factors motivated these "voyages of discovery?" Lastly, consider how the Spanish and Portuguese overseas Empire differed as they grew in the 16th century.