Question

why did the europeans need to find a sea route to the east

Answer 1

Europeans were interested infinding a new route to Asia. ... However, traveling the landroutes to Asia proved to be very risky as traders had to travel through lands that were often disputed. Vasco da Gama tried tofind a new route to Asia by traveling by water south from Portugal around Africa to try to reach Asia.

Answer 2

Answer:

The European wanted to find a sea route to east for trade