Carrying cargo by ship was faster, easier, cheaper and less dangerous than carrying it by land.
silk road
Because European merchants knew that if they could trade directly with people in Asia, they could make enormous profits.
a land route to Asia
The silk road was a route for the merchants to use to get to Asia, but it was a route that was very dangerous and long to do. The merchants who did brave the route did become prosperous if they got home with their goods and life.
Italy did not control the land route to Asia. However, they did use the route to trade spices but eventually worked to find a sea route to Asia.
When European colonists came to America they carried their religious disagreements and hopes for religious freedom with them. Also European merchants from other countries envied profits made by Italian merchants. Other Europeans began to want A share of the rich trade in Asian goods. They began to search for a non- Mediterranean water-route to Asia.
China
When European colonists came to America they carried their religious disagreements and hopes for religious freedom with them. Also European merchants from other countries envied profits made by Italian merchants. Other Europeans began to want A share of the rich trade in Asian goods. They began to search for a non- Mediterranean water-route to Asia.
to find a trade route to Asia
To find a new route to Asia
why did they have to find a new route? 2 words
I think the trade route you are looking for is call the "silk road".