Question

The main products Europeans wished to get from Asia by trade were?

Answer 1

Silks and spices/sugars

Answer 2

The correct answer is "Spices and silk."

The main products that Europeans wished to get from Asia through trade were spices and silk.

MIddle and high-class Europeans usually had the money to acquire products from Asia. Silk was a luxury and was demanded by European consumers. Spices such as Cinnamon, peppermint, and others also had a market in Europe. China exported porcelain that also was a product that Europeans wanted in their homes.

European nations knew that territory in Africa and India had many raw materials and natural resources that they needed to increase the power of the monarchy, and that is when expansionist and imperialistic ideas were considered as a good option to colonize territories.