Why did Europeans launch voyages of exploration in the fifteenth century?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Europeans wanted direct access to the goods in sub-Saharan Africa.
b. The hostility of Muslim communities in the Sahara made the overland option not feasible.
c. Portugal took the lead in finding a sea route by sponsoring voyages along the west coast of Africa.
d. Technological innovations and improvements in navigation increased the safety and reliability of sea travel. The most notable example is the development of the caravel.
e. Europeans also wanted direct access to the goods in Asia.
f. Since the Ottoman Empire blocked the overland route, a water route would have to be found.
g. Columbus and his Spanish sponsors also saw a route to Asia as a way to topple Islam and retake Jerusalem.
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