discuss the reasons that resulted in the discovery of new sea route to india
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Answer: The Europeans for many years wanted to discover a sea route to India. India was a spice haven and was in great demand in Medieval Ages. Trade occurred through land mostly. Europeans had to pay money to the people of the region from where their trade goods were transported. This led to a very high prices of spice in Europe. So they desperately needed to find a new sea route to minimize this cost. Portuguese were the first to find a sea route to India.
The trade and commerce between Asia and Europe were taking place through the city of Constantinople. In 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured the city of Constantinople. As a result all the trade routes connecting the city of Constantinople came under the control of Turks. The Turks started levying too many taxes on the goods passing through these roptes. As a result, the merchants felt that the trade was not profitable. Meanwhile, Spain and Portugal were attempting to break the monopoly of Italian traders. They started encouraging courageous sailors to find a sea route to India. The invention of Compass, Astrolabes, and Gunpowder provided further impetus to this venture.