The Ottomans and Mongols controlled the land routes to China and they were not about to let a bunch of European Christians go and get money in the Orient... without attacked, stealing and killing.
It was to a cheap source of manpower that the Europeans couldn't satify in the European Colonies in America.
because they were to lasy to do it them self ;also, because they wanted them to work there sugar plantation and it was cheaper with slave labor
The overland Silk Road was long, dangerous, and expensive. If an all water route could be found ships could be loaded with the goods that Europe wanted and it would take less time. The man or country who found a water route would be wealthy.
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.
Because the other routes were to dangerous and too expensive.
The Ottomans and Mongols controlled the land routes to China and they were not about to let a bunch of European Christians go and get money in the Orient... without attacked, stealing and killing.
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.
because they use to import spices from ASIA..... and quicker trips earn them lots of bucks... and as it is known that spices in those days was costlier than some of the precious metals.....
The europeans wanted freedom and supply from the congolese.
cause europeans are dumb
they want goods
Many Europeans wanted Safavid Carpets.
The Europeans wanted to cross the pacific ocean.
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