Europeans mainly wanted spices for trade. The merchants at that time wanted to make a huge living and as their trading became better with people, they looked for things that people would want or find valuable.
To put it simply, most of the spices came from what was then known as the Orient, now Asia and the Middle East. The search for spices by Europeans opened up the need for exports and merchants travelling to the Orient and paved the was for global exploration.
people wanted the spices. When people went to get them, people tried to find easier roots to get there. Then people found other places.
Europeans wanted spices for quite a few different reasons. These Europeans would use the spices in cooking foods for example.
Most popular were spices and after that, porcelain, tea and silk.
They wanted to explore the world to get more knowledge about it, to get spices from Asia, and gold and silver.
Initially spices and then cotton cloth, silk, porcelain (from China) and later tea. Those were the primary products that were sought in Asia.
They didn't necessarily want just the spices. The silk road brought common trade goods as well. Things like silk, hence the name The Silk Road. Spices were much in demand. The world had tasted the difference exotic spices made to common foods and demanded more. These flavors were not just used to enhance taste but used to mask bad tastes and preserve foods. The prices asked for the spices made the trade a lucrative business to be in.
the indies were rich in gold,spices
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Silk, spices,and perfumes
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Europeans wanted to buy spices, gold and other goods.
Because they couldn't get them in Europe.
The cause of mercantilism growth was because the Europeans were tired of paying much from spices from Italy. They want to get the spices themselves from Asia.
The ancient Europeans used spices to preserve food and add flavor to the bland foods.
Asia had lots of spices and other exotic goods like silk that they didn't have in Europe.
Most popular were spices and after that, porcelain, tea and silk.
No, they were principally after goods, spices being a very important part of those goods.