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To get to the other side!

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Good, very original answer!

Unfortunately it begs another.

They went for a variety of reasons. Some merchants went to make a slightly more than modest amount of money, honest pay for honest work and risk. There were many who went for power and glory. Some claimed to go to do the work of God, and in a very few cases, I think this was quite true.

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11y ago

they were looking for shorter routes to Asia for trade. but the vikings came to look for better places to live and better hunting and fishing ground.

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11y ago

To find an alternate route to Asia that would bypass the Italian city-states' monopoly on Asia trade.

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15y ago

Becasue they wanted to eat people.

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13y ago

To find a new route to Asia

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