Europe's efforts to find sea routes to Asia resulted in the Age of Exploration and the subsequent colonization and establishment of European empires across the globe. This led to an increase in trade and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia, as well as the exploitation and colonization of lands in Africa, the Americas, and Asia itself. This also contributed to the development of a global economy, the spread of Christianity, and the exchange of new ideas, technologies, and goods between different regions of the world.
