The Italians had a monopoly on Mediterranean trade, Extremely high prices were caused by the difficulty of moving Eastern goods to Europe,Ships traveling water routes could carry more goods, andOttoman Turks had captured Constantinople.,
Because the far east had many valuable goods, but all the land routes had many hostiles that wpuld rob and loot their cargo.
At the time, railways did not yet exist, and traveling such great distances across open country by foot was not only slow, but dangerous.
Ships could travel much faster, and more safely (avoiding loss of cargo), and thus were vastly more profitable.
Mainly for the purposes of trade - transporting goods overland requires endless numbers of camels, horses and so forth. Whereas transporting good by sea requires a fleet of ships with decent harbors to load and unload in. Europe already had hundreds of these, not least London with its forty miles of docks.
To get more silks, spices, and wealth.
Because it was easier to travel
There wasn’t a water route found so they had to keep looking for it.
Europeans were motivated to explore and settle in the Americas due to factors like the desire for wealth and power, the search for new trade routes, the spread of Christianity, and the need for resources such as gold, silver, and land. The prospect of finding new territories and expanding their empires also drove European exploration and colonization in the Americas.
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He was looking for a water route to Asia.
He was looking for a water route to Asia.
The Europeans were looking for a water route to Asia. Shipping technology and ships had improved and the fact that people wanted the goods from Asia. If a shipping route could be found it would have meant big money for the traders, ships, and crowns involved.
A shorter sea route to Asia...
All of them were looking for a water 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.
Because it was more convinient and they would be the only ones to know etc...
Most were searching for a western water route to Asia or what they called the Indies.
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