Question

Why was it necessary to find new trade routes to India and the East?
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Answer 1

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Explanation:

Often, ships were lost at sea and the money invested lost as well. To find a shorter route to India and the spice trade would have made the discoverer and his supporters very wealthy. India was the source of so many spices which were worth their weight in gold that everyone was looking for that shorter route.