Why in the 16th century there was a sharp rise in interest in the surrounding world?

Due to the continuous development of society, the perception and thinking of a person is changing. New and new needs appear. And one of them is to know the world around. A person constantly interacts with him and depends on him, therefore he has to study it.

The 16th century is known to us as the time of many geographical discoveries, at this time society develops, many scientific discoveries occur, great changes take place in the economy, the production of goods appears. Therefore, a person needs knowledge about the processes taking place around him.