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Why did Europeans set their sights on reaching Asia?

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Europeans set their rights on Asia mainly because of trading and profit.
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Europeans wanted new goods such as spices, fabrics, gold etc.
They also wanted to spread the 3G's: G-D (christianity), Gold (riches), and Glory (fame and a large empire). I hope this helped!
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