The route they usually used was the Silk Road which was a trip through mostly Arab nations. On the Silk Road there were people who basically made you pay to use the road. It was expensive, long, and just too much to do.
a trade route to asia
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.
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.
europeans began to search for a water based trade route to Asia
europeans began to search for a water based trade route to Asia
They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
They sailed west hoping to discover an alternate route to Asia, but instead, Columbus discovered and later colonized central and North America.
A shorter sea route to Asia...
15th Century A+
a sea route to Asia
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.
At that period of time the Ottoman Empire conquested the main route to Asia where some goods, materials and mines such as silk and spice. European countries were trading with India and China also most of the inventions like gunpowder, compass and paper was Chinese. Europeans were also transfering since and technology from Asia. After the Ottomans were blocked the route Europeans searched for alternative routes to Asia to continue the trade.