d) Describe two reasons why the Europeans came to India.
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The coming of Europeans to India
Commercial contacts between India and Europeans were very old via the land route but there were various shortcomings of Land-based routes like multiple taxations, theft, conflicts with tribes/kingdoms etc. Therefore in 1494, Columbus of Spain started for India in search of a Sea Route and discovered America instead. In 1498, Vasco da Gama of Portugal discovered a new sea route from Europe to India. He reached Calicut by sailing around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope. This was the first arrival of European in India by Sea route.
Europeans in India
Sequence of an establishment of European Companies
1. Portuguese (1498)
2. English East India Company (1600)
3. Dutch East India Company (1602)
4. Danish East India Company (1616)
5. French East India Company (1664)
Why Europeans came to India?
Trade in Agro-based product like Cotton and handicrafts was the major reason which led to the advent of Europeans.
India was the major source of the spices. Some spices have antibiotic properties and they were also used to preserve the food.
Sea routes were discovered in order to reduce conflicts, taxation etc. which were generally faced during land-based journey.
Answer:
1) since india is rich in raw materials and they wanted to trade 2) they also think that they could boost their economic