Pedro Alvares Cabral
cauze, he wanted to meet Dora the explorer! He wanted to find a new trade route to Asia and Africa
King Francis I of France sent him to look for a sea route west to Asia.
Silk road
The route European explorers looked for was a sea route, as the overland route across Asia was cut off by the Ottoman Empire. The first to discover this route was Vasco de Gama, who went through the perilous Cape of Good Hope and ended up in Calicut, India.
he wanted to find a quick route to Asia
to find a western trade route to Asia
Carrying cargo by ship was faster, easier, cheaper and less dangerous than carrying it by land.
yes he was
Christopher Columbus
They wanted silk, spices, and porceline.
All of them. They also wanted the riches they thought they would have when they found the route to Asia.
cauze, he wanted to meet Dora the explorer! He wanted to find a new trade route to Asia and Africa
Magellan sailed because he wanted to find a western trade route to Asia.
They sailed west hoping to discover an alternate route to Asia, but instead, Columbus discovered and later colonized central and North America.
The explorer who stayed home was Prince Henry when he taught sailors in navigation to make sure they make their way through their destination to find a water route to the indies (Asia). They wanted to find a water route because the land route in Constantinople was closed off.
King Francis I of France sent him to look for a sea route west to Asia.
He wanted to find a shorter sea route to Asia.