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What European country were the merchants from who first arrived to East Asia during this time?
China
Why did Western European countries in the 15th century feel they needed to develop new trade routes?
The Ottoman Empire and Venice controlled existing trade routes to Asia and made European merchants pay taxes.
Explain how the sea routes help European countries break the monoplies on Asian spices held by merchants?
Merchants used specific land routes to bring precious Asian spices. These merchants had the monopoly on Asian-European trade. When sea routes to Asia were discovered, Europeans had another choice of how to obtain their goods from Asia.
How did European merchants get Asian goods before sailing to India was possible?
They might have got them from people who moved to their country from asia
Why was this a problem for the European's merchants?
The geographical obstacles and limited resources in Europe prompted the merchants to search for new trade routes to access valuable goods from Asia. The existing land routes were controlled by middlemen who inflated prices, pushing the European merchants to seek alternative sea routes for direct trade with Asia. This ultimately led to the Age of Exploration and the discovery of new lands.
What were European merchants?
Merchants in Europe. Obviously.
Why did European's want to find a new route to Asia?
Because European merchants knew that if they could trade directly with people in Asia, they could make enormous profits.
What did European merchants learn from their muslim counterparts?
European merchants learned techniques on how to manufacture paper from their Muslim counterparts.
What did the renaissance have on European exploration?
When European colonists came to America they carried their religious disagreements and hopes for religious freedom with them. Also European merchants from other countries envied profits made by Italian merchants. Other Europeans began to want A share of the rich trade in Asian goods. They began to search for a non- Mediterranean water-route to Asia.
What affect did the Renaissance have on European exploration?
When European colonists came to America they carried their religious disagreements and hopes for religious freedom with them. Also European merchants from other countries envied profits made by Italian merchants. Other Europeans began to want A share of the rich trade in Asian goods. They began to search for a non- Mediterranean water-route to Asia.
Why did European rulers and merchants what to control the islands of southeast Asia?
the europeans wanted to be known like a famous person so they wanted to take control! yeahhh boyyy!
What effects did Marco polo's book the travels of Marco polo have on people in Europe and Asia?
Look in a book not online!! It could be either It prompted European rulers to attack Mongol Empire It encouraged European merchants to increase trade with Asia It encouraged European tourists to travel to China It led to the distribution of new and deadly diseases SLACKERS!
