These Venetian merchants helped Europeans with the spice trade that took place during the 14th and 15th centuries. This lucrative spice trade allowed Europeans to gain access to important spices from other countries. Different types of spices included cinnamon, ginger, pepper, and turmeric.
The encountered a new and rich land that was already inhabited.
Explanation:
They thought that going strait from Europe will eventually lead them to India because the world is round but instead they ran into America and thus thought the natives were Indians.
