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Christians or the Roman Catholic Europeans because they wanted the "Holy Lands" back from the Muslims but it never belonged to them in the first place
TO expand thir lands
It made Europeans eager to explore new lands. More investments were aimed at exploration of new lands and discovery of new wealth.
gold glory nd god
The Christians wanted the Holy Lands.
because they wanted to
Marco Polo
The second reason Europeans wanted to explore new lands was to find gold and silver.
Europeans wanted access to the riches of the East. They wanted to spread Catholicism to other lands and they wanted to gain power at home.
Europeans thought that they were unreligios and unfaithful beliefs and had to be fixed and that they had to believe in Christianity to save them from the firey gates of you-know-what
Europeans thought that they were unreligios and unfaithful beliefs and had to be fixed and that they had to believe in Christianity to save them from the firey gates of you-know-what
The book written about Marco Polo's travels excited the curiosity of Europeans. They wanted to know more about the lands in the East.
Missionaries had to travel to distant lands to spread Buddhist teachings.
The Europeans were able to receive any resources from that distant land because of these colonies. With resources, comes wealth. With wealth, comes power. ect. ect.
Sea travel changed because the sailor's maps were poor and their ships were unsteady.
Christians or the Roman Catholic Europeans because they wanted the "Holy Lands" back from the Muslims but it never belonged to them in the first place
Europeans wanted access to the riches of the East. They wanted to spread Catholicism to other lands and they wanted to gain power at home.