They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
Trade between Europe and Africa before the 1400s was indirect. Between the 1400s and the 1700s, it was direct.
Trading Posts
Because they wanted to find out an alternative route that would allow to bypass the Middle East Muslim countries, avoid the trade monopole of the spices and other valuable goods held by Venice and Genoa and get directly to trade with Japan, China and other East Asia countries.
They didn't look for a new world. They stumbled upon it. They were looking for new trade routes to the known world.
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They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
Trade routes
Trade between Europe and Africa before the 1400s was indirect. Between the 1400s and the 1700s, it was direct.
Trade between Europe and Africa before the 1400s was indirect. Between the 1400s and the 1700s, it was direct.
Trade between Europe and Africa before the 1400s was indirect. Between the 1400s and the 1700s, it was direct.
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to trade and claim land
to trade and claim land
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to more stuff for the europeans