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Who went to his grave believing that he had discovered a westward passage to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Who was The leader of the first European expedition to reach Asia by sailing west?
Magellan.
Was the outcome of the war for Helen the Trojan War?
The story was that Helen ran off with Paris to Troy, stealing the treasure of Sparta to take with her, and the Spartan king, her husband, organised an expedition of the Greek cities to go to loot Troy and the other cities in Asia Minor in reprisal.
How did the Trojan War start and end?
The Achaean Greeks mounted a looting expedition into Asia Minor, starting with the richest city-state Troy. When this failed, they spent nine years working over the rest of the cities and came back far a successful crack at Troy. So the story goes.
What caused Europeans to become interested in Asia?
Mostly, Asia had what they didn't....silk, spices and such.
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