Initially spices and then cotton cloth, silk, porcelain (from China) and later tea. Those were the primary products that were sought in Asia.
Most popular were spices and after that, porcelain, tea and silk.
They wanted to explore the world to get more knowledge about it, to get spices from Asia, and gold and silver.
The Europeans exploited Africa's land and people.
Because they did not want to be ruled by foreign powers -the same spirit that motivated any colony, whether in Africa, Asia or America to gain freedom from their colonial masters.
Europe, Africa, and Asia.
spices and silk
Spices and silk
Spices and silk
spices and silk
a trade route to asia
to explore
Europeans wanted to buy spices, gold and other goods.
Spain
Because they couldn't get them in Europe.
Asia had lots of spices and other exotic goods like silk that they didn't have in Europe.
Too find a shorter root for the spice trade they had with Asia
It was all about spices, yes the ones for cooking