Christopher Columbus wanted to get shiploads of spices because during those times, spices were very valuable. It was used to preserve food, as well as to make medicine, perfume, and incense.
No. Christopher Columbus was actually looking for a shortcut to India for spices.
Columbus got silk and spices from India
he was looking for a shorter route to Asia so people can get spices faster and most sailors at that time was looking for th Northwest Passage so he might've been looking for it on the sidenote
Yes
Christopher Columbus was actually looking for a shorter route to Asia.
No. Christopher Columbus was actually looking for a shortcut to India for spices.
Columbus got silk and spices from India
he was looking for a shorter route to Asia so people can get spices faster and most sailors at that time was looking for th Northwest Passage so he might've been looking for it on the sidenote
Christopher Columbus.
spices
because of gold silver and spices
Yes
Christopher Columbus was actually looking for a shorter route to Asia.
He was looking for a passage to India (for the trade route for spices, etc) that would negate the requirement to navigate the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) which was a notoriously difficult passage.
Most explorers were not looking for a new world. They were looking for spices. Most of the explorers wanted to go to india, which is where the spices were. This is why when Christopher Columbus found America he called the people indians. He thought that he was in India
He explored and tried to find Asia for there spices and riches.
- for spices -to find goal