Question

Why did the Europeans feel the need to discover a new sea route to India?

Answer 1

Europeans needed to discover new sea route to India because, Europeans had good trade contact between India.The Europeans need to cross the Muslim nation inorder to reach India. The European Merchants needed to pay huge tax inoder to pass on their country. After this there was a clash between Christians and Muslims.The Turks conquered Constantinople, this affected on trade link with India .So Europeans thought of discovering sea routes to India.

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Answer 2

Earlier, the European traders travelled to Asia by land. But after the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453, this trade route was almost closed for the European traders. The Ottoman Turks charged Christian high fees to get through the route. Apart from this, the route was also unsafe due to the marauding bands of Tatar and the Mongols. Thus, the Europeans felt the need to discover new sea routes to India.