161k views
4 votes
Why did explorers continue to look for routes to asia

User Shalom Sam
by
8.6k points

1 Answer

6 votes
The main reason why many European explorers continued to look for routes to Asia
is because traveling over land between Europe and Asia was extremely time-consuming and expensive, meaning that a Sea route would make trade far more profitable.
User Charles Byrne
by
7.5k points

No related questions found