Question

Why did Europeans see a need to find water routes from Europe to Asia?

O No routes existed over land.
O Water routes were free of danger.
O Land routes were expensive and dangerous.
O I Water routes took the same time as land routes but were safer.

Answer 1

When the Ottoman Empire took control of the Silk Road Europeans could not trade through the Mediterranean ocean with Asia for species, silk, and other items anymore.

Land routes were expensive and dangerous.

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