The Phoenicians set up trading posts in villages on their trade route. They mostly did this on the islands in the western Mediterranean and along the coast of Iberia.
On their trade routes, the Phoenicians set up trading settlements in villages. This occurred throughout the Mediterranean region which opened up trade and commerce in this area. The city of Carthage was established as a trading settlement and became a major trading port.
a faster trade route to India
it had the water-trade route
The Phoenicians.
He was searching for a shorter route to India so the cost of trade could be cut.
The goal for Columbus had to do with the spice trade. He set out to discover a better route to India. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer.
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He didn't discover anything . He was a 17 year old with his father and uncle who were Venice merchants who wanted to set up trade with China.
America of course! He thought it was India, since he was trying to find a trade route to India which would be quickest! :P
Prince Henery was so eager to find an all-water route to Asia because he wanted to so the portuguise was able to trade with Asia and not have to deal with the musliums and italians.Prince Henry set up a school for sailors to find and travel the sea route to Asia.
The trade route from Europe to China and other parts of Asia was established by the Venetian explorer Marco Polo who set out with his father and uncle in 1271 and returned in 1295.
Christopher Columbus was looking for a western sea route to Asia in order to establish a profitable trade route for Spain. He did not set out to discover a new continent, but rather to find a faster way to reach the lucrative markets of Asia.