After Marco Polo returned from China and introduced Europe to the spices, silks, and perfumes people wanted these items and more. The Silk Road was a dangerous long route so a water route would be a good thing. The person or country who found a passage to Asia would gain in wealth.
European nations sent explorers in search of a Northwest Passage to find a direct sea route to Asia. This route was believed to offer a quicker and easier way for Europeans to trade with Asia, bypassing the long and dangerous journey around the Cape of Good Hope or through the Strait of Magellan. Ultimately, the search for the Northwest Passage led to the mapping of new territories in North America.
Portugal was the first country to send explorers searching for a water trade route to Asia. In the late 15th century, Portuguese explorers such as Vasco da Gama successfully sailed around Africa to reach India, opening up a direct sea route for trade with Asia.
The main things the explorers of the 1500's wanted were: 1. A water route to Asia 2. Wealth 3. Trade goods 4. Fame
Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson were all explorers who searched for a western sea route to Asia or a passage to the Pacific Ocean. They were seeking a quicker and more direct route for trading goods with Asia.
The explorers wanted to search for the Northwest Passage to find a way through North America to Asia.because he wanted too
Because They Wanted To Find A Water Route To Asia Through North America!
they wanted to find a water route to asia through north america
explorers who were searching for a water route to Asia
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All of them were looking for a water route to Asia.
they wanted to find a direct water route to north america
Portugal was the first country to send explorers searching for a water trade route to Asia. In the late 15th century, Portuguese explorers such as Vasco da Gama successfully sailed around Africa to reach India, opening up a direct sea route for trade with Asia.
European nations sent explorers in search of a Northwest Passage to find a direct sea route to Asia. This route was believed to offer a quicker and easier way for Europeans to trade with Asia, bypassing the long and dangerous journey around the Cape of Good Hope or through the Strait of Magellan. Ultimately, the search for the Northwest Passage led to the mapping of new territories in North America.
They were looking for a water route to Asia.
The Northwest Passage .
Explorers were looking for Antarctica. Explorers stumbled upon the Americas on accident, and the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia were known prior.
They thought they could find a water route to Asia.