European technology created a basis for exploration and search of new and better goods.

Salt was a big factor that lead to in an expansion to exploration due to its ability to change the flavor of food to a more salty taste. So like salt, spices were also a necessity which lead to a large demand for it, creating explorers and merchants to go out in search for these spices.

With out the creation of Ancient exploration technology people would not have known how to migrate back and forth from areas and humanity would've fallen short and possible have become extinct from running out of resources needed to maintain life while being protected in an area of commodity.