Why did Europeans explore the world in the 1500s

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aleksandrvk [35]2 years ago

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Answer:

Along with the idea of looking for new trade routes, they also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables. Additionally, Europeans saw exploration as a way to bring Christianity to other cultures that lived in other lands.

Explanation:

They wanted to find a way to trade directly with Asia. How did the Europeans explore? Explorers began taking long sea voyages to find the best sea route to Asia so they could bypass the Mediterranean Sea route.

SpyIntel [72]2 years ago

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Along with the idea of looking for new trade routes, they also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables. Europe sought to expand trade routes to find new sources of wealth and bring Christianity to the East and any newly found lands. They wanted to take all of the natural resources from this land and use the people that lived there as slaves to do their work.

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