Traders where looking for a faster easier way
a trade route to asia
to explore
Europeans wanted to buy spices, gold and other goods.
Because they couldn't get them in Europe.
Spain
Too find a shorter root for the spice trade they had with Asia
Asia had lots of spices and other exotic goods like silk that they didn't have in Europe.
Initially spices and then cotton cloth, silk, porcelain (from China) and later tea. Those were the primary products that were sought in Asia.
To gain food, spices, and silk from Asia. Also they knew people would pay more money for things from Asia
No, they were principally after goods, spices being a very important part of those goods.
Most popular were spices and after that, porcelain, tea and silk.
Because Turkey was asking for a high toll to pay to pass through.