Table of Contents
- 1 What was the main reason for the search of new trade routes?
- 2 Why did Europeans search for new trade routes?
- 3 What motivated Christopher Columbus to find a shorter and more efficient?
- 4 What religions were spread due to trade routes?
- 5 Who controlled the land routes to Asia?
- 6 Which two foods came from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange quizlet?
- 7 How did trade affect the spread of religion?
- 8 Why did Europeans look for a new trade route to the east?
- 9 Why did the Ottoman Empire control trade routes?
- 10 Why did the Europeans want the spice trade?
What was the main reason for the search of new trade routes?
The lure of profit pushed explorers to seek new trade routes to the Spice Islands and to eliminate Muslim middlemen.
Why did Europeans search for new trade routes?
In the 15th century, Europe sought to expand trade routes to find new sources of wealth and bring Christianity to the East and any newly found lands. This European Age of Discovery saw the rise of colonial empires on a global scale, building a commercial network that connected Europe, Asia, Africa, and the New World.
Why did Portugal search for new sea trading routes?
Why did both Spain and Portugal want to find a sea route to Asia? Spain and Portugal wanted to find a sea route to Asia because Portugal did not share trade routes with Asia and Europe (no Meditteranean Ports), Spain wanted to Spread Christianity, and both countries wanted to find more trade.
What motivated Christopher Columbus to find a shorter and more efficient?
What motivated Christopher Columbus to find a shorter and more efficient sea route to Asia? The promise of wealth. Like many other Europeans, Columbus did not believe there were any land masses: Between Europe and Asia.
What religions were spread due to trade routes?
The Paths of New Beliefs Buddhism spread from India into northern Asia, Mongolia, and China, whilst Christianity and Islam emerged and were disseminated by trade, pilgrims, and military conquest.
Where was Europe trying to go with new trade routes?
to circumnavigate Africa. As Europeans discovered that it was possible to circumnavigate Africa, they began to search for new trade routes.
Who controlled the land routes to Asia?
In 1206 a Mongol chief assumed the title of Genghis Khan and, after campaigns in China that gave him control there, turned his conquering armies westward.
Which two foods came from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange quizlet?
Name two new foods discovered in the New World that became important in the Old World. Some new foods that were discovered in the Americas were tomatoes, pumpkins, and peppers, manioc, and beans. These foods were quickly transported the Europe.
How did the Silk Road help to spread Buddhism?
The development of trade amongst merchants of the region along the Silk Roads resulted in a further expansion of Buddhism towards eastern Asian lands, especially in Thailand and Indonesia regions; where excavations displayed the interactions of these lands with Buddhist institutions linked to trading groups.
How did trade affect the spread of religion?
Answer: 1. The trade resulted in sharing of technologies, goods, ideas, but also religion. This led to spreading of the Christianity and Islam the most, and they managed to get to new territories gradually by propagating their religions in regions where it was not yet accepted or known.
Why did Europeans look for a new trade route to the east?
Something to remember is that it wasn’t “Europeans” looking for new trade routes to the east, it was a specific subset of them – primarily the Portuguese and Spanish.
Why did Europeans want to discover a sea route to India?
Thus, indirectly and unknowingly, India and China became the raison d’etre of the slave trade which is the cause of much racial unrest even to this day. This was also the beginning of globalization of trade.
Why did the Ottoman Empire control trade routes?
In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, with the rapid Islamization of Turkey and surrounding areas, the Ottoman empire started and controlled the routes used by these merchants. They also started demanding heavy tolls from these merchants for safe passage through their empire.
Why did the Europeans want the spice trade?
Gaining access to the spice trade brought huge riches to the kingdom, for a while making them an important European power. A secondary goal was to find the “Kingdom of Solomon”, a legendary Christian empire that was believed to lie somewhere in the east.