Spices and silk
spices and silk
Spices and silk
spices and silk
mainly silk and spices and open trade routes
Europeans primarily sought spices, such as pepper, cinnamon, and cloves, which were highly valued for their use in preserving food and enhancing flavor. Additionally, they desired silk, which was a symbol of luxury and status, as well as other goods like tea, porcelain, and precious stones. The quest for these products drove exploration and trade routes, significantly influencing European economies and cultures.
a trade route to asia
Europeans began looking for new sea routes to Asia.
Asia.
There were some historical periods when it was really not that easy for Europeans to trade with Asia, but it was at least possible to do so, because of trade routes which went from Asia, through Afghanistan, to Europe. Europe and Asia form a single land mass, sometimes called Eurasia, so no shipping is actually required to travel from Asia to Europe.
Asia's good can't get to he europeans because of the Muslims so they have to look for a route that they can trade with the Asia directly. if they can find that route then they wont hav o deal with the Muslims.The Christian Europeans did no like the situation, since region and politics. The Europeans wanted a sea route to Asia because of trade.
Too find a shorter root for the spice trade they had with Asia
The desire for increased profit led Europeans to seek a direct trade route to Asia. If they could dispense with the middleman, they could keep the extra for themselves.