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the Portuguese
i think it was their immense wealth and riches that surprised him.
Crusades
the six ethnic groups. east indians chinese african protugese amerindian europeans
so that they could get animals to eat off and to get money when they trade
it was the crusades
riches
An example of exploration to the east would be the Crusades. The Crusades happened for multiple reasons one was to flush out heretics and Muslims and the other was to get the riches that the East held in store.
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.
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Marco Polo
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 first embark on exploration to the East as they looked for trade routes
This was Marco Polo.
People, such as the Norsemen, were looking for places to inhabit. Adventurers such as Marco Polo, explored for commercial purposes; to see what goods may be traded. Of course, the Europeans who came to the Americas were looking for more efficient routes to the east for trade, but in order to finance their trips, they were also looking for gold and riches.
Definitely oil, not sure of others
the early europeans settled is the east coast