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What was the main reason Europeans began to explore
water routes in the Age of Exploration?

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A major reason for these voyages was the desire to discover ocean routes to East Asia, which Europeans called the Indies. When Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean, he was looking for such a route.

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