Question

Why did the European countries try to break the manopoly of the Venetians and Egyptians in trade with India
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Answer 1

Answer:

The West European states and merchants therefore began to search for new and safer sea routes to India and the Spice Islands in Indonesia, then known as the East Indies. They wanted to break the Arab and Venetian trade monopolies, bypass Turkish hostility, and open direct trade relations with the East.

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