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Italian murchants made huge profits by trading Asian goods. Italians used military strength to control the trade on the mediterranean and didn't allow other Europeans to take part in it. Merchants and other Europeans envied the profits made by Italian merchants, and found new routs to Asia.
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What did the Turks do that affected trade between Europe and Asia?
Europeans began looking for new sea routes to Asia.
To which continents did europeans seek new trade routes in the 1400s?
Asia.
What was the effects of the Ottoman Empire taking over the trade routes that connected Europe with Asia?
Europeans began looking for new sea routes to Asia.
What did the Europeans hope to find when they explored the Atlantic Ocean?
New trade routes to Asia
What was one of the effects of the Ottoman Empire taking over trade routes that connected Europe with Asia?
Europeans began looking for new sea routes to Asia.
What was one reason that Europeans began looking for sea routes to Asia in the 15th century?
Trade routes to India avoiding the Middle East.Europeans wanted a cheaper way to import goods from Asia.
Was one reason that Europeans began looking for sea routes to Asia in the 15th century?
Trade routes to India avoiding the Middle East.Europeans wanted a cheaper way to import goods from Asia.
What was the main products europeans wished to get from Asia by trade?
mainly silk and spices and open trade routes
Why did Europeans seek new trade routes in the 1400s?
They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
What were the four resources which the Europeans wanted from Southeast Asia?
Slaves Sea Ports to control trade routes Wealth Minerals
Why was it easy for the Europeans to trade with Asia?
There were some historical periods when it was really not that easy for Europeans to trade with Asia, but it was at least possible to do so, because of trade routes which went from Asia, through Afghanistan, to Europe. Europe and Asia form a single land mass, sometimes called Eurasia, so no shipping is actually required to travel from Asia to Europe.
What navigational aids helped Europeans find new trade routes to Asia and the new world?
maps, diaries and new ships
