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Europeans were looking for resources. Gold, Fish, Fur, Gems, Wood, Sugar, Tea and spices. Mostly they wanted big treasure like gold. They were looking for a faster way to the east (India, China etc) and they stumbled on America. They wanted a faster route because if they were the only ones who knew there was such a way they could trade at a faster pace and make more money.
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CoachThey were in search of new trade routes from Europe to the spice trade in the Far East. They wanted to make more profits by eliminating traders in the Middle East. They could also carry more goods on their ships than could be hauled overland.
Portugal's African exploration during the fifteenth century broke the monoply of the old Mediterranean trade with the East, dramatically expanded the world known to Europeans, established a network of Portuguese outpostin Africa and Asia,and developed methods of sailing the high seas that Columbus
employed on his revolutionary voyage west.
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To which continents did europeans seek new trade routes in the 1400s?
Asia.
Why did Europeans seek new trade routes in the 1400s?
They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
During the Age of Discovery what was a common reason explorers set out for unknown lands?
sailors wanted to quench their thirst for adventure and explore the unknown
Who was in power in World War 1 in Germany?
The Kaiser you seek is Wilhelm.
Why were the people attreacted by bhakti movement?
it was an easier path to seek salvation
