The correct answer is B) European found new products during the crusades.
The cause of the European interest in goods from Asia was that European found new products during the crusades.
During the Crusades, Europeans had contact with Asian regions and Arab traditions. They learn new things an realize that in Asia there were raw materials and natural resources that could be traded. They used the Silk Road and its many routes to trade with the Arabs and China. They traded, compasses, fruits, textiles, coffee, salt, and sugar.
The other options of the question were A) Europeans needed new crops to feed their people. C) Europeans needed new medicines due to long wars. D) Europeans wanted to bring new products to the new world.
